Heard and McDonald Islands vs Lithuania
Lithuania is 177 times larger than Heard and McDonald Islands. Heard and McDonald Islands would fit into Lithuania about 177 times.
Heard and McDonald IslandsLithuaniaHeard and McDonald Islands moved onto Lithuania · Equal-area projection
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Heard and McDonald Islands is 0.01× the area of Lithuania. Put the other way, Lithuania is 177× the size of Heard and McDonald Islands.
| Heard and McDonald Islands | Lithuania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 368 km² | 65,300 km² |
| Population | — | 2,888,774 |
| Density | — | 44 / km² |
| Capital | — | Vilnius |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Lithuania at 55° N is stretched to 3.09×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. 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 Lithuania?
- No. Heard and McDonald Islands is 177 times smaller than Lithuania. Heard and McDonald Islands covers 368 km² and Lithuania covers 65,300 km².
- How many times does Heard and McDonald Islands fit into Lithuania?
- About 177 times: Lithuania has 177× the area of Heard and McDonald Islands.
- Why do Heard and McDonald Islands and Lithuania 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 Lithuania about 3.09×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.