Heard and McDonald Islands vs Indonesia
Indonesia is 5,175 times larger than Heard and McDonald Islands. Heard and McDonald Islands would fit into Indonesia about 5175 times.
Heard and McDonald IslandsIndonesiaHeard and McDonald Islands moved onto Indonesia · Equal-area projection
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Heard and McDonald Islands is 0.0× the area of Indonesia. Put the other way, Indonesia is 5,175× the size of Heard and McDonald Islands.
| Heard and McDonald Islands | Indonesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 368 km² | 1,904,570 km² |
| Population | — | 285,721,236 |
| Density | — | 150 / km² |
| Capital | — | Jakarta |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Indonesia at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. That difference is why Heard and McDonald Islands looks so much bigger than it is next to Indonesia. 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 Indonesia?
- No. Heard and McDonald Islands is 5,175 times smaller than Indonesia. Heard and McDonald Islands covers 368 km² and Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km².
- How many times does Heard and McDonald Islands fit into Indonesia?
- About 5175 times: Indonesia has 5,175× the area of Heard and McDonald Islands.
- Why do Heard and McDonald Islands and Indonesia 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 Indonesia about 1.0×. That is why Heard and McDonald Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Indonesia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.