Heard and McDonald Islands vs Slovakia
Slovakia is 133 times larger than Heard and McDonald Islands. Heard and McDonald Islands would fit into Slovakia about 133 times.
Heard and McDonald IslandsSlovakiaHeard and McDonald Islands moved onto Slovakia · Equal-area projection
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Heard and McDonald Islands is 0.01× the area of Slovakia. Put the other way, Slovakia is 133× the size of Heard and McDonald Islands.
| Heard and McDonald Islands | Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 368 km² | 49,034 km² |
| Population | — | 5,413,813 |
| Density | — | 110 / km² |
| Capital | — | Bratislava |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Slovakia at 49° N is stretched to 2.3×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. 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 Slovakia?
- No. Heard and McDonald Islands is 133 times smaller than Slovakia. Heard and McDonald Islands covers 368 km² and Slovakia covers 49,034 km².
- How many times does Heard and McDonald Islands fit into Slovakia?
- About 133 times: Slovakia has 133× the area of Heard and McDonald Islands.
- Why do Heard and McDonald Islands and Slovakia 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 Slovakia about 2.3×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.