Heard and McDonald Islands vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 195 times larger than Heard and McDonald Islands. Heard and McDonald Islands would fit into Sierra Leone about 195 times.
Heard and McDonald IslandsSierra LeoneHeard and McDonald Islands moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Heard and McDonald Islands is 0.01× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 195× the size of Heard and McDonald Islands.
| Heard and McDonald Islands | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 368 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | — | 8,819,794 |
| Density | — | 123 / km² |
| Capital | — | Freetown |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Western Africa |
| 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; Sierra Leone at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why Heard and McDonald Islands looks so much bigger than it is next to Sierra Leone. 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 Sierra Leone?
- No. Heard and McDonald Islands is 195 times smaller than Sierra Leone. Heard and McDonald Islands covers 368 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Heard and McDonald Islands fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 195 times: Sierra Leone has 195× the area of Heard and McDonald Islands.
- Why do Heard and McDonald Islands and Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone about 1.02×. That is why Heard and McDonald Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Sierra Leone. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.