Heard and McDonald Islands vs Ukraine
Ukraine is 1,640 times larger than Heard and McDonald Islands. Heard and McDonald Islands would fit into Ukraine about 1640 times.
Heard and McDonald IslandsUkraineHeard and McDonald Islands moved onto Ukraine · Equal-area projection
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Heard and McDonald Islands is 0.0× the area of Ukraine. Put the other way, Ukraine is 1,640× the size of Heard and McDonald Islands.
| Heard and McDonald Islands | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 368 km² | 603,550 km² |
| Population | — | 38,980,376 |
| Density | — | 65 / km² |
| Capital | — | Kiev |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; Ukraine at 49° N is stretched to 2.34×. 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 Ukraine?
- No. Heard and McDonald Islands is 1,640 times smaller than Ukraine. Heard and McDonald Islands covers 368 km² and Ukraine covers 603,550 km².
- How many times does Heard and McDonald Islands fit into Ukraine?
- About 1640 times: Ukraine has 1,640× the area of Heard and McDonald Islands.
- Why do Heard and McDonald Islands and Ukraine 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 Ukraine about 2.34×. 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.