Which has higher land area, Israel or New Caledonia?

Israel, at 21,640 sq. km against 18,280 sq. km in New Caledonia as of 2023.

What is the difference in land area between Israel and New Caledonia?

3,360 sq. km, with Israel ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and New Caledonia?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Israel vs New Caledonia: Land area

Israel

21,640 sq. km

in 2023

New Caledonia

18,280 sq. km

in 2023

Israel rank

149th

New Caledonia rank

152nd

Land area over time

Israel
New Caledonia

How they compare

Israel currently reports 21,640 sq. km against 18,280 sq. km in New Caledonia, a difference of 3,360 sq. km.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.2 times New Caledonia's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.

Israel ranks 149th and New Caledonia ranks 152nd of 215 countries.

Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	New Caledonia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	21,640 sq. km	18,280 sq. km	3,360 sq. km	Israel
1970s	21,640 sq. km	18,280 sq. km	3,360 sq. km	Israel
1980s	21,640 sq. km	18,280 sq. km	3,360 sq. km	Israel
1990s	21,640 sq. km	18,280 sq. km	3,360 sq. km	Israel
2000s	21,640 sq. km	18,280 sq. km	3,360 sq. km	Israel
2010s	21,640 sq. km	18,280 sq. km	3,360 sq. km	Israel
2020s	21,640 sq. km	18,280 sq. km	3,360 sq. km	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Israel or New Caledonia?: Israel, at 21,640 sq. km against 18,280 sq. km in New Caledonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between Israel and New Caledonia?: 3,360 sq. km, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and New Caledonia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Israel and New Caledonia rank globally for land area?: Israel ranks 149th and New Caledonia ranks 152nd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.