Aruba vs Heard and McDonald Islands
Heard and McDonald Islands is 2.06 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Heard and McDonald Islands about 2.1 times.
ArubaHeard and McDonald IslandsAruba moved onto Heard and McDonald Islands · Equal-area projection
0.49×
Aruba is 0.49× the area of Heard and McDonald Islands. Put the other way, Heard and McDonald Islands is 2.06× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Heard and McDonald Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 368 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | — |
| Density | 608 / km² | — |
| Capital | Oranjestad | — |
| Region | Caribbean | Seven seas (open ocean) |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Aruba sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× its true area; Heard and McDonald Islands at 53° S is stretched to 2.77×. That difference is why Heard and McDonald Islands looks so much bigger than it is next to Aruba. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Aruba bigger than Heard and McDonald Islands?
- No. Aruba is 2.06 times smaller than Heard and McDonald Islands. Aruba covers 179 km² and Heard and McDonald Islands covers 368 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Heard and McDonald Islands?
- About 2.1 times: Heard and McDonald Islands has 2.06× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Heard and McDonald Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Aruba is drawn about 1.05× its true area there and Heard and McDonald Islands about 2.77×. That is why Heard and McDonald Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Aruba. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.