Heard and McDonald Islands vs Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is 24.7 times larger than Heard and McDonald Islands. Heard and McDonald Islands would fit into Puerto Rico about 25 times.
Heard and McDonald IslandsPuerto RicoHeard and McDonald Islands moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
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Heard and McDonald Islands is 0.04× the area of Puerto Rico. Put the other way, Puerto Rico is 24.7× the size of Heard and McDonald Islands.
| Heard and McDonald Islands | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 368 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | — | 3,184,835 |
| Density | — | 350 / km² |
| Capital | — | San Juan |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico. 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 Puerto Rico?
- No. Heard and McDonald Islands is 24.7 times smaller than Puerto Rico. Heard and McDonald Islands covers 368 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Heard and McDonald Islands fit into Puerto Rico?
- About 25 times: Puerto Rico has 24.7× the area of Heard and McDonald Islands.
- Why do Heard and McDonald Islands and Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico about 1.11×. That is why Heard and McDonald Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Puerto Rico. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.