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- To uncover these often-stark differences, the True Size Map was created—a interactive website that allows you to drag countries and continents around the Mercator projection and discover just how big they are (or aren’t). You can do this for any country by simply typing its name into the map, allowing for a seemingly endless amount of comparisons.
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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 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. Select two countries to compare
Mar 3, 2023 · 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.
Nov 19, 2018 · 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.
Dec 19, 2018 · Plonk countries from different latitudes next to each other and see how they’re a lot more different in size than you thought. Or a lot less.
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.
