Heard and McDonald Islands vs Netherlands
Netherlands is 115 times larger than Heard and McDonald Islands. Heard and McDonald Islands would fit into Netherlands about 115 times.
Heard and McDonald IslandsNetherlandsHeard and McDonald Islands moved onto Netherlands · Equal-area projection
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Heard and McDonald Islands is 0.01× the area of Netherlands. Put the other way, Netherlands is 115× the size of Heard and McDonald Islands.
| Heard and McDonald Islands | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 368 km² | 42,201 km² |
| Population | — | 18,087,633 |
| Density | — | 429 / km² |
| Capital | — | Amsterdam |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Netherlands at 52° N is stretched to 2.67×. 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 Netherlands?
- No. Heard and McDonald Islands is 115 times smaller than Netherlands. Heard and McDonald Islands covers 368 km² and Netherlands covers 42,201 km².
- How many times does Heard and McDonald Islands fit into Netherlands?
- About 115 times: Netherlands has 115× the area of Heard and McDonald Islands.
- Why do Heard and McDonald Islands and Netherlands 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 Netherlands about 2.67×. 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.