Europe · True size
🇨🇿 Czechia
1.0×
Czechia is drawn 1.0× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
78,488 km²
On the old map
1.0×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#21
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.06%
On the old map
Czechia looks about the same size as Serbia on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Czechia at the size the old map gives it, next to Serbia's true size. Czechia's real area is 78,488 km² — Serbia is 77,483 km².
By area
Czechia would fit inside the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Philippines, by area.
How many fit?
The Netherlands fits inside Czechia 2.1 times. Israel fits inside Czechia 3.5 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°. Czechia's middle sits at 50°N, where the stretch is about 2.4×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Czechia's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.