Heard and McDonald Islands vs Myanmar
Myanmar is 1,839 times larger than Heard and McDonald Islands. Heard and McDonald Islands would fit into Myanmar about 1839 times.
Heard and McDonald IslandsMyanmarHeard and McDonald Islands moved onto Myanmar · Equal-area projection
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Heard and McDonald Islands is 0.0× the area of Myanmar. Put the other way, Myanmar is 1,839× the size of Heard and McDonald Islands.
| Heard and McDonald Islands | Myanmar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 368 km² | 676,577 km² |
| Population | — | 54,850,648 |
| Density | — | 81 / km² |
| Capital | — | Naypyidaw |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Myanmar at 21° N is stretched to 1.15×. That difference is why Heard and McDonald Islands looks so much bigger than it is next to Myanmar. 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 Myanmar?
- No. Heard and McDonald Islands is 1,839 times smaller than Myanmar. Heard and McDonald Islands covers 368 km² and Myanmar covers 676,577 km².
- How many times does Heard and McDonald Islands fit into Myanmar?
- About 1839 times: Myanmar has 1,839× the area of Heard and McDonald Islands.
- Why do Heard and McDonald Islands and Myanmar 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 Myanmar about 1.15×. That is why Heard and McDonald Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Myanmar. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.