Heard and McDonald Islands vs Singapore
Singapore is 95% larger than Heard and McDonald Islands. Heard and McDonald Islands would fit into Singapore about 2.0 times.
Heard and McDonald IslandsSingaporeHeard and McDonald Islands moved onto Singapore · Equal-area projection
0.51×
Heard and McDonald Islands is 0.51× the area of Singapore. Put the other way, Singapore is 1.95× the size of Heard and McDonald Islands.
| Heard and McDonald Islands | Singapore | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 368 km² | 719 km² |
| Population | — | 6,111,175 |
| Density | — | 8,500 / km² |
| Capital | — | Singapore |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Singapore at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. That difference is why Heard and McDonald Islands looks so much bigger than it is next to Singapore. 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 Singapore?
- No. Heard and McDonald Islands is 49% smaller than Singapore. Heard and McDonald Islands covers 368 km² and Singapore covers 719 km².
- How many times does Heard and McDonald Islands fit into Singapore?
- About 2.0 times: Singapore has 1.95× the area of Heard and McDonald Islands.
- Why do Heard and McDonald Islands and Singapore 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 Singapore about 1.0×. That is why Heard and McDonald Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Singapore. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.