Cameroon vs Heard and McDonald Islands
Cameroon is 1,292 times larger than Heard and McDonald Islands. Heard and McDonald Islands would fit into Cameroon about 1292 times.
CameroonHeard and McDonald IslandsCameroon moved onto Heard and McDonald Islands · Equal-area projection
1,292×
Cameroon is 1,292× the area of Heard and McDonald Islands.
| Cameroon | Heard and McDonald Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 368 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | — |
| Density | 63 / km² | — |
| Capital | Yaounde | — |
| Region | Middle Africa | Seven seas (open ocean) |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cameroon sits at about 6°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 Cameroon. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Cameroon bigger than Heard and McDonald Islands?
- Yes. Cameroon is 1,292 times larger than Heard and McDonald Islands. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Heard and McDonald Islands covers 368 km².
- How many times does Heard and McDonald Islands fit into Cameroon?
- About 1292 times: Cameroon has 1,292× the area of Heard and McDonald Islands.
- Why do Cameroon and Heard and McDonald Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cameroon 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 Cameroon. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.