New Caledonia is about 40 times bigger than Palau.

Palau is approximately 459 sq km, while New Caledonia is approximately 18,575 sq km, making New Caledonia 3,947% larger than Palau. Meanwhile, the population of Palau is ~21,695 people (275,465 more people live in New Caledonia).
This to-scale comparison of Palau vs. New Caledonia uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.

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