New Caledonia is about 2.2 times smaller than Netherlands.

Netherlands is approximately 41,543 sq km, while New Caledonia is approximately 18,575 sq km, making New Caledonia 44.71% the size of Netherlands. Meanwhile, the population of Netherlands is ~17.4 million people (17.1 million fewer people live in New Caledonia).
This to-scale comparison of Netherlands vs. New Caledonia uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.

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