Australia
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Identity
Formal name: Commonwealth of Australia.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Australia is the world's smallest and flattest continent, but still the sixth-largest country.
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Australia vs Heard Island and McDonald Islands
7 shared metrics.
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Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: named after US Captain John HEARD, who sighted the island on 25 November 1853, and US Captain William McDONALD, who discovered the islands on 4 January 1854.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Australia leads in 5 of 7 shared metrics, while Heard Island and McDonald Islands leads in 2.
Australia's Coastline Length is 251.8x that of Heard Island and McDonald Islands (25.8K km vs 101.9 km).
Australia has 100% higher Official Languages Count than Heard Island and McDonald Islands.
Heard Island and McDonald Islands has 19% higher Highest Elevation than Australia.
Key Comparisons
Coastline LengthAustralia leads
Australia
25.8K km
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
101.9 km
Official Languages CountAustralia leads
Australia
2.0
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
1.0
Highest ElevationHeard Island and McDonald Islands leads
Australia
2.2K m
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
2.7K m
Time Zones CountAustralia leads
Australia
1.0 time zones
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
1.0 time zones
All Metrics
Coastline Length
AustraliaAustralia
25.8K km
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
101.9 km
25180% higher
Official Languages Count
AustraliaAustralia
2.0
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
1.0
100% higher
Highest Elevation
Heard Island and McDonald IslandsAustralia
2.2K m
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
2.7K m
19% lower
Time Zones Count
AustraliaAustralia
1.0 time zones
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
1.0 time zones
equal
Lowest Elevation
Heard Island and McDonald IslandsAustralia
-15 m
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
0 m
ranked lower
Land Border Length
AustraliaAustralia
0 km
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
0 km
ranked higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
AustraliaAustralia
21 sites
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
0 sites
ranked higher
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