Africa · True size
🇧🇮 Burundi
2.4×
Burundi is drawn 2.4× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
27,217 km²
On the old map
2.4×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#172
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.02%
On the old map
Burundi looks about the same size as Vanuatu on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Burundi at the size the old map gives it, next to Vanuatu's true size. Burundi's real area is 27,217 km² — Vanuatu is 11,266 km².
By area
Burundi would fit inside the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Philippines, by area.
How many fit?
Qatar fits inside Burundi 2.5 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°. Burundi's middle sits at 3°S, where the stretch is about 1.0×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Burundi's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.