Brunei vs Heard and McDonald Islands
Brunei is 15.7 times larger than Heard and McDonald Islands. Heard and McDonald Islands would fit into Brunei about 16 times.
BruneiHeard and McDonald IslandsBrunei moved onto Heard and McDonald Islands · Equal-area projection
15.7×
Brunei is 15.7× the area of Heard and McDonald Islands.
| Brunei | Heard and McDonald Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 368 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | — |
| Density | 81 / km² | — |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | — |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Seven seas (open ocean) |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Brunei sits at about 5°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Brunei. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Brunei bigger than Heard and McDonald Islands?
- Yes. Brunei is 15.7 times larger than Heard and McDonald Islands. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Heard and McDonald Islands covers 368 km².
- How many times does Heard and McDonald Islands fit into Brunei?
- About 16 times: Brunei has 15.7× the area of Heard and McDonald Islands.
- Why do Brunei and Heard and McDonald Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Brunei is drawn about 1.01× 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 Brunei. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.