Heard and McDonald Islands vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 6% larger than Heard and McDonald Islands.
Heard and McDonald IslandsSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesHeard and McDonald Islands moved onto Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Equal-area projection
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Heard and McDonald Islands is 0.95× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Put the other way, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 1.06× the size of Heard and McDonald Islands.
 Heard and McDonald Islands |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaSaint Vincent and the Grenadines: 1.06× the area | 368 km² | 389 km²#184 of 194 |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 0 |
| People | ||
| Population | — | 99,924#183 of 194 · 2025 |
| Density | — | 257 / km²#39 of 194 |
| Urban population | — | 48%#132 of 192 · 2025 |
| Fertility rate | — | 1.76 per woman#112 of 192 · 2024 |
| Population growth | — | −0.69%#185 of 192 · 2025 |
| Birth rate | — | 12.0 per 1,000#112 of 192 · 2024 |
| Death rate | — | 11.5 per 1,000#21 of 192 · 2024 |
| Children under 15 | — | 20.9%#111 of 192 · 2025 |
| People over 65 | — | 12.3%#69 of 192 · 2025 |
| Net migration | — | −7.1 per 1,000#177 of 192 · 2025 |
| Refugees abroad | — | 1.94 per 1,000#44 of 190 · 2025 |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancy | — | 71.4 years#121 of 192 · 2024 |
| Infant mortality | — | 10.2 per 1,000 births#111 of 191 · 2024 |
| University enrolment | — | 41.5%#89 of 145 · 2022 |
| Human Development Index | — | 0.798#75 of 190 · 2023 |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | — | $12,000#75 of 185 · 2025 |
| GDP | — | $1.26B2025 |
| Income group | — | Upper-middle income |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | — | $22,799#83 of 184 · 2025 |
| GDP growth | — | +3.4%#89 of 187 · 2025 |
| Inflation | — | +0.8%#147 of 176 · 2025 |
| Unemployment | — | 18.0%#10 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in agriculture | — | 9.1% of jobs#114 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in industry | — | 21.1% of jobs#70 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in services | — | 69.8% of jobs#53 of 178 · 2025 |
| Foreign investment | — | 8.9% of GDP#21 of 184 · 2025 |
| Internet users | — | 76%#108 of 184 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | — | 108 per 100#114 of 191 · 2024 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | — | 73% of land#12 of 192 · 2024 |
| CO₂ per person | — | 1.31 t a year#119 of 185 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy | — | 5.1%#158 of 190 · 2022 |
| Access to electricity | — | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | — | 10.6 µg/m³#151 of 191 · 2023 |
| Protected land | — | 22.6% of land#64 of 191 · 2025 |
| Arable land | — | 5.1% of land#130 of 190 · 2024 |
| Water stress | — | 7.9%#101 of 176 · 2022 |
| Precipitation | — | 1,583 mm#52 of 180 · 2022 |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | — | +1.22#19 of 193 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption | — | +0.72#45 of 193 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate | — | 51.3 per 100,000#2 of 146 · 2023 |
| State | ||
| Status | Territory of Australia | Independent state |
| Government | Dependent territory | Constitutional monarchyparliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm |
| Capital | — | Kingstown |
| Currency | — | Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
| Official languages | English | English |
| Traffic drives | — | On the left |
| Time zone | UTC+5 | UTC−4 |
| Calling code | — | +1 784 |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Caribbean, North America |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
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; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at 13° N is stretched to 1.06×. That difference is why Heard and McDonald Islands looks so much bigger than it is next to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- No. Heard and McDonald Islands is 5% smaller than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Heard and McDonald Islands covers 368 km² and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers 389 km².
- How many times does Heard and McDonald Islands fit into Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- About 1.1 times: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has 1.06× the area of Heard and McDonald Islands.
- Why do Heard and McDonald Islands and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines about 1.06×. That is why Heard and McDonald Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- What kind of government do Heard and McDonald Islands and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Heard and McDonald Islands: dependent territory; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: constitutional monarchy.