Eswatini vs Heard and McDonald Islands
Eswatini is 47.2 times larger than Heard and McDonald Islands. Heard and McDonald Islands would fit into Eswatini about 47 times.
EswatiniHeard and McDonald IslandsEswatini moved onto Heard and McDonald Islands · Equal-area projection
47.2×
Eswatini is 47.2× the area of Heard and McDonald Islands.
| Eswatini | Heard and McDonald Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 368 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | — |
| Density | 72 / km² | — |
| Capital | Mbabane | — |
| Region | Southern Africa | Seven seas (open ocean) |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Eswatini sits at about 27°S 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 Eswatini. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Eswatini bigger than Heard and McDonald Islands?
- Yes. Eswatini is 47.2 times larger than Heard and McDonald Islands. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and Heard and McDonald Islands covers 368 km².
- How many times does Heard and McDonald Islands fit into Eswatini?
- About 47 times: Eswatini has 47.2× the area of Heard and McDonald Islands.
- Why do Eswatini and Heard and McDonald Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eswatini 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 Eswatini. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.