Heard and McDonald Islands vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 2,574 times larger than Heard and McDonald Islands. Heard and McDonald Islands would fit into Tanzania about 2574 times.
Heard and McDonald IslandsTanzaniaHeard and McDonald Islands moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
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Heard and McDonald Islands is 0.0× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 2,574× the size of Heard and McDonald Islands.
| Heard and McDonald Islands | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 368 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | — | 70,545,865 |
| Density | — | 74 / km² |
| Capital | — | Dodoma |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 8 |
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; Tanzania at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Heard and McDonald Islands looks so much bigger than it is next to Tanzania. 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 Tanzania?
- No. Heard and McDonald Islands is 2,574 times smaller than Tanzania. Heard and McDonald Islands covers 368 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Heard and McDonald Islands fit into Tanzania?
- About 2574 times: Tanzania has 2,574× the area of Heard and McDonald Islands.
- Why do Heard and McDonald Islands and Tanzania 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 Tanzania about 1.01×. That is why Heard and McDonald Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Tanzania. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.