Australia vs Pitcairn Islands
Australia is 163,660 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Australia about 163660 times.
AustraliaPitcairn IslandsAustralia moved onto Pitcairn Islands · Equal-area projection
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Australia is 163,660× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
| Australia | Pitcairn Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 7,692,024 km² | 47 km² |
| Population | 27,614,411 | 50 |
| Density | 3.6 / km² | 1.1 / km² |
| Capital | Canberra | Adamstown |
| Region | Australia and New Zealand | Polynesia |
| 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. Australia sits at about 26°S and is stretched to 1.23× its true area; Pitcairn Islands at 24° S is stretched to 1.21×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Australia bigger than Pitcairn Islands?
- Yes. Australia is 163,660 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Australia covers 7,692,024 km² and Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Australia?
- About 163660 times: Australia has 163,660× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Australia and Pitcairn Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Australia is drawn about 1.23× its true area there and Pitcairn Islands about 1.21×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Australia or Pitcairn Islands?
- Australia: 27,614,411 people against 50. Density: Australia 3.6 per km², Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km².