Europe · True size
🇧🇾 Belarus
1.2×
Belarus looks 1.2× bigger on the old map than it really is.
True area
206,701 km²
On the old map
1.2×
drawn bigger than true
Distortion rank
#13
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.15%
On the old map
Belarus looks about the same size as Uganda on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Belarus at the size the old map gives it, next to Uganda's true size. Belarus's real area is 206,701 km² — Uganda is 242,572 km².
By area
Belarus would fit inside the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Philippines, by area.
How many fit?
United Arab Emirates fits inside Belarus 2.9 times. South Korea fits inside Belarus 2.1 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°. Belarus's middle sits at 54°N, where the stretch is about 2.8×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Belarus's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.