Heard and McDonald Islands vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 1,258 times larger than Heard and McDonald Islands. Heard and McDonald Islands would fit into Papua New Guinea about 1258 times.
Heard and McDonald IslandsPapua New GuineaHeard and McDonald Islands moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Heard and McDonald Islands is 0.0× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 1,258× the size of Heard and McDonald Islands.
| Heard and McDonald Islands | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 368 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | — | 10,762,817 |
| Density | — | 23 / km² |
| Capital | — | Port Moresby |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Heard and McDonald Islands looks so much bigger than it is next to Papua New Guinea. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- No. Heard and McDonald Islands is 1,258 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Heard and McDonald Islands covers 368 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Heard and McDonald Islands fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 1258 times: Papua New Guinea has 1,258× the area of Heard and McDonald Islands.
- Why do Heard and McDonald Islands and Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. That is why Heard and McDonald Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Papua New Guinea. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.