Which has higher surface area, New Caledonia or Slovenia?

Slovenia, at 20,480 sq. km against 18,580 sq. km in New Caledonia as of 2023.

What is the difference in surface area between New Caledonia and Slovenia?

1,900 sq. km, with Slovenia ahead.

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

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

New Caledonia vs Slovenia: Surface area

New Caledonia

18,580 sq. km

in 2023

Slovenia

20,480 sq. km

in 2023

New Caledonia rank

152nd

Slovenia rank

151st

Surface area over time

New Caledonia
Slovenia

How they compare

Slovenia currently reports 20,480 sq. km against 18,580 sq. km in New Caledonia, a difference of 1,900 sq. km.

That makes Slovenia's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.

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

New Caledonia ranks 152nd and Slovenia ranks 151st of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Caledonia	Slovenia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	18,580 sq. km	20,270 sq. km	1,690 sq. km	Slovenia
1970s	18,580 sq. km	20,270 sq. km	1,690 sq. km	Slovenia
1980s	18,580 sq. km	20,270 sq. km	1,690 sq. km	Slovenia
1990s	18,580 sq. km	20,270 sq. km	1,690 sq. km	Slovenia
2000s	18,580 sq. km	20,270 sq. km	1,690 sq. km	Slovenia
2010s	18,580 sq. km	20,495 sq. km	1,915 sq. km	Slovenia
2020s	18,580 sq. km	20,480 sq. km	1,900 sq. km	Slovenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, New Caledonia or Slovenia?: Slovenia, at 20,480 sq. km against 18,580 sq. km in New Caledonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between New Caledonia and Slovenia?: 1,900 sq. km, with Slovenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Slovenia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do New Caledonia and Slovenia rank globally for surface area?: New Caledonia ranks 152nd and Slovenia ranks 151st of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.