Czechia vs Heard and McDonald Islands
Czechia is 214 times larger than Heard and McDonald Islands. Heard and McDonald Islands would fit into Czechia about 214 times.
CzechiaHeard and McDonald IslandsCzechia moved onto Heard and McDonald Islands · Equal-area projection
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Czechia is 214× the area of Heard and McDonald Islands.
| Czechia | Heard and McDonald Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 78,871 km² | 368 km² |
| Population | 10,886,878 | — |
| Density | 138 / km² | — |
| Capital | Prague | — |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Seven seas (open ocean) |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Czechia sits at about 50°N and is stretched to 2.39× its true area; Heard and McDonald Islands at 53° S is stretched to 2.77×. 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 Czechia bigger than Heard and McDonald Islands?
- Yes. Czechia is 214 times larger than Heard and McDonald Islands. Czechia covers 78,871 km² and Heard and McDonald Islands covers 368 km².
- How many times does Heard and McDonald Islands fit into Czechia?
- About 214 times: Czechia has 214× the area of Heard and McDonald Islands.
- Why do Czechia and Heard and McDonald Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Czechia is drawn about 2.39× its true area there and Heard and McDonald Islands about 2.77×. 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.