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The true size of ... Drag and drop countries around the map to compare their relative size. Is Greenland really as big as all of Africa? You may be surprised at what you find!
Explore the real scale of countries with our interactive map! Discover the true size of nations and see accurate maps that challenge misconceptions about country sizes.
This interactive map shows the real size of countries on a mercator projection map. The animation shows some countries shrinking to show their true size.
Interactive The true size of nations. How big is the United States compared to Africa? How about Massachusetts compared to Estonia? Try entering the names of countries and states on this interactive map, and then dragging them around to compare them by superimposing one on top of another.
In reality, Africa is 14 times larger. This clever animation by Neil Kaye, a climate data scientist at the Met Office - the United Kingdom's national weather service - shows what the...
Check out the Google Earth app. It shows the full globe. This is the closest you can get to view the proper size of countries, continents, oceans and their surrounding areas.
Here are the world’s ten largest countries, all dragged to neutral territory – on the equator – for better size comparison. Suddenly, those size differences don’t seem so great any more.
Map found via reddit, click for larger version While it’s well known that the mercator projection distorts the world, the maps here show very clearly by how much. Countries close to the equator barely change, whereas countries further north shrink dramatically.
This tool allows you to compare the true size of countries. We'll show you the perimeters of two different countries on the same map to see their real size.
One interactive map that's been doing the rounds over the last few days is The True Size Of... You can select the country you're interested in comparing and drag it over other areas of the map...