South America · True size
🇧🇴 Bolivia
2.2×
Bolivia is drawn 2.2× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
1,090,287 km²
On the old map
2.2×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#116
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.81%
On the old map
Bolivia looks about the same size as Spain on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Bolivia at the size the old map gives it, next to Spain's true size. Bolivia's real area is 1,090,287 km² — Spain is 506,185 km².
By area
Bolivia is big enough to fit Egypt inside it, by area — 1,003,722 km² combined.
Bolivia would fit inside Ethiopia, Colombia and South Africa, by area.
How many fit?
The United Kingdom fits inside Bolivia 4.6 times. United Arab Emirates fits inside Bolivia 15 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°. Bolivia's middle sits at 17°S, where the stretch is about 1.1×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Bolivia's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.