Egypt vs Heard and McDonald Islands
Egypt is 2,746 times larger than Heard and McDonald Islands. Heard and McDonald Islands would fit into Egypt about 2746 times.
EgyptHeard and McDonald IslandsEgypt moved onto Heard and McDonald Islands · Equal-area projection
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Egypt is 2,746× the area of Heard and McDonald Islands.
| Egypt | Heard and McDonald Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 368 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | — |
| Density | 117 / km² | — |
| Capital | Cairo | — |
| Region | Northern Africa | Seven seas (open ocean) |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Egypt bigger than Heard and McDonald Islands?
- Yes. Egypt is 2,746 times larger than Heard and McDonald Islands. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Heard and McDonald Islands covers 368 km².
- How many times does Heard and McDonald Islands fit into Egypt?
- About 2746 times: Egypt has 2,746× the area of Heard and McDonald Islands.
- Why do Egypt and Heard and McDonald Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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 Egypt. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.