Ecuador vs Heard and McDonald Islands
Ecuador is 699 times larger than Heard and McDonald Islands. Heard and McDonald Islands would fit into Ecuador about 699 times.
EcuadorHeard and McDonald IslandsEcuador moved onto Heard and McDonald Islands · Equal-area projection
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Ecuador is 699× the area of Heard and McDonald Islands.
| Ecuador | Heard and McDonald Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 257,204 km² | 368 km² |
| Population | 18,289,896 | — |
| Density | 71 / km² | — |
| Capital | Quito | — |
| Region | South America | Seven seas (open ocean) |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ecuador sits at about 1°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Ecuador. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Ecuador bigger than Heard and McDonald Islands?
- Yes. Ecuador is 699 times larger than Heard and McDonald Islands. Ecuador covers 257,204 km² and Heard and McDonald Islands covers 368 km².
- How many times does Heard and McDonald Islands fit into Ecuador?
- About 699 times: Ecuador has 699× the area of Heard and McDonald Islands.
- Why do Ecuador and Heard and McDonald Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ecuador is drawn about 1.0× 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 Ecuador. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.