North America · True size
🇨🇦 Canada
2.1×
Canada looks 2.1× bigger on the old map than it really is.
True area
9,872,248 km²
On the old map
2.1×
drawn bigger than true
Distortion rank
#5
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
7.35%
On the old map
Canada looks about the same size as Russia on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Canada at the size the old map gives it, next to Russia's true size. Canada's real area is 9,872,248 km² — Russia is 16,879,951 km².
By area
Canada is big enough to fit United States of America and Norway inside it, by area — 9,823,833 km² combined.
Canada would fit inside Russia, by area.
How many fit?
The United Kingdom fits inside Canada 41 times. United Arab Emirates fits inside Canada 139 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°. Canada's middle sits at 60°N, where the stretch is about 4.1×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Canada's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.