El Salvador vs New Caledonia: Land area in square kilometres
El Salvador
20,720 sq. km
in 2023
New Caledonia
18,280 sq. km
in 2023
El Salvador rank
150th
New Caledonia rank
152nd
Land area in square kilometres over time
- El Salvador
- New Caledonia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 20,720 sq. km against 18,280 sq. km in New Caledonia, a difference of 2,440 sq. km.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 150th and New Caledonia ranks 152nd of 215 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,850 sq. km | 18,280 sq. km | 2,570 sq. km | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 20,798 sq. km | 18,280 sq. km | 2,518 sq. km | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 20,720 sq. km | 18,280 sq. km | 2,440 sq. km | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 20,720 sq. km | 18,280 sq. km | 2,440 sq. km | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 20,720 sq. km | 18,280 sq. km | 2,440 sq. km | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 20,720 sq. km | 18,280 sq. km | 2,440 sq. km | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 20,720 sq. km | 18,280 sq. km | 2,440 sq. km | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in square kilometres, El Salvador or New Caledonia?
- El Salvador, at 20,720 sq. km against 18,280 sq. km in New Caledonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in square kilometres between El Salvador and New Caledonia?
- 2,440 sq. km, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and New Caledonia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and New Caledonia rank globally for land area in square kilometres?
- El Salvador ranks 150th and New Caledonia ranks 152nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land area in square kilometres. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in square kilometres (km²). Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.