Heard and McDonald Islands vs Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is 40.5 times larger than Heard and McDonald Islands. Heard and McDonald Islands would fit into Timor-Leste about 41 times.
Heard and McDonald IslandsTimor-LesteHeard and McDonald Islands moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
0.02×
Heard and McDonald Islands is 0.02× the area of Timor-Leste. Put the other way, Timor-Leste is 40.5× the size of Heard and McDonald Islands.
| Heard and McDonald Islands | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 368 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | — | 1,418,517 |
| Density | — | 95 / km² |
| Capital | — | Dili |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Timor-Leste at 9° S is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why Heard and McDonald Islands looks so much bigger than it is next to Timor-Leste. 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 Timor-Leste?
- No. Heard and McDonald Islands is 40.5 times smaller than Timor-Leste. Heard and McDonald Islands covers 368 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Heard and McDonald Islands fit into Timor-Leste?
- About 41 times: Timor-Leste has 40.5× the area of Heard and McDonald Islands.
- Why do Heard and McDonald Islands and Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste about 1.02×. That is why Heard and McDonald Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Timor-Leste. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.