Dominican Republic is about 2.6 times bigger than New Caledonia.

New Caledonia is approximately 18,575 sq km, while Dominican Republic is approximately 48,670 sq km, making Dominican Republic 162% larger than New Caledonia. Meanwhile, the population of New Caledonia is ~297,160 people (10.4 million more people live in Dominican Republic).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of New Caledonia vs. Dominican Republic uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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