South America · True size
🇦🇷 Argentina
1.6×
Argentina is drawn 1.6× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
2,782,744 km²
On the old map
1.6×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#60
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
2.07%
On the old map
Argentina looks about the same size as Sudan on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Argentina at the size the old map gives it, next to Sudan's true size. Argentina's real area is 2,782,744 km² — Sudan is 1,863,054 km².
By area
Argentina is big enough to fit Kazakhstan inside it, by area — 2,712,787 km² combined.
Argentina would fit inside India, Australia and Brazil, by area.
How many fit?
The United Kingdom fits inside Argentina 12 times. United Arab Emirates fits inside Argentina 39 times.
Why the old map gets it wrong
The old map stretches land more the further it is from the equator — twice the area at 45°, four times at 60°. Argentina's middle sits at 35°S, where the stretch is about 1.5×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Argentina's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.