Heard and McDonald Islands vs Jamaica

Jamaica is 29.9 times larger than Heard and McDonald Islands. Heard and McDonald Islands would fit into Jamaica about 30 times.

Heard and McDonald IslandsJamaicaHeard and McDonald Islands moved onto Jamaica · Equal-area projection
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Heard and McDonald Islands is 0.03× the area of Jamaica. Put the other way, Jamaica is 29.9× the size of Heard and McDonald Islands.
Heard and McDonald IslandsJamaica
Area368 km²10,992 km²
Population2,837,077
Density258 / km²
CapitalKingston
RegionSeven seas (open ocean)Caribbean
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours00

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; Jamaica at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. That difference is why Heard and McDonald Islands looks so much bigger than it is next to Jamaica. 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 Jamaica?
No. Heard and McDonald Islands is 29.9 times smaller than Jamaica. Heard and McDonald Islands covers 368 km² and Jamaica covers 10,992 km².
How many times does Heard and McDonald Islands fit into Jamaica?
About 30 times: Jamaica has 29.9× the area of Heard and McDonald Islands.
Why do Heard and McDonald Islands and Jamaica 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 Jamaica about 1.11×. That is why Heard and McDonald Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Jamaica. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.