Europe · True size
🇭🇷 Croatia
1.2×
Croatia is drawn 1.2× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
54,415 km²
On the old map
1.2×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#34
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.04%
On the old map
Croatia looks about the same size as Estonia on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Croatia at the size the old map gives it, next to Estonia's true size. Croatia's real area is 54,415 km² — Estonia is 45,443 km².
By area
Croatia would fit inside the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Philippines, by area.
How many fit?
Israel fits inside Croatia 2.4 times. Qatar fits inside Croatia 4.9 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°. Croatia's middle sits at 45°N, where the stretch is about 2.0×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Croatia's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.