New Caledonia is about 18 times smaller than Republic of the Congo.

Republic of the Congo is approximately 342,000 sq km, while New Caledonia is approximately 18,575 sq km, making New Caledonia 5.43% the size of Republic of the Congo. Meanwhile, the population of Republic of the Congo is ~5.5 million people (5.2 million fewer people live in New Caledonia).
This to-scale comparison of Republic of the Congo vs. New Caledonia uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.

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