Heard and McDonald Islands vs India
India is 8,933 times larger than Heard and McDonald Islands. Heard and McDonald Islands would fit into India about 8933 times.
Heard and McDonald IslandsIndiaHeard and McDonald Islands moved onto India · Equal-area projection
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Heard and McDonald Islands is 0.0× the area of India. Put the other way, India is 8,933× the size of Heard and McDonald Islands.
| Heard and McDonald Islands | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 368 km² | 3,287,263 km² |
| Population | — | 1,463,865,525 |
| Density | — | 445 / km² |
| Capital | — | New Delhi |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Heard and McDonald Islands sits at about 53°S and is stretched to 2.77× its true area; India at 23° N is stretched to 1.18×. That difference is why Heard and McDonald Islands looks so much bigger than it is next to India. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Heard and McDonald Islands bigger than India?
- No. Heard and McDonald Islands is 8,933 times smaller than India. Heard and McDonald Islands covers 368 km² and India covers 3,287,263 km².
- How many times does Heard and McDonald Islands fit into India?
- About 8933 times: India has 8,933× the area of Heard and McDonald Islands.
- Why do Heard and McDonald Islands and India look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Heard and McDonald Islands is drawn about 2.77× its true area there and India about 1.18×. That is why Heard and McDonald Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to India. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.