Country size comparison

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Japan is about 20 times bigger than New Caledonia.

New Caledonia is approximately 18,575 sq km, while Japan is approximately 377,915 sq km, making Japan 1,935% larger than New Caledonia. Meanwhile, the population of New Caledonia is ~297,160 people (123.9 million more people live in Japan).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of New Caledonia vs. Japan uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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