Africa · True size
🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
2.4×
Democratic Republic of the Congo is drawn 2.4× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
2,334,737 km²
On the old map
2.4×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#163
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
1.74%
On the old map
Democratic Republic of the Congo looks about the same size as Egypt on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Democratic Republic of the Congo at the size the old map gives it, next to Egypt's true size. Democratic Republic of the Congo's real area is 2,334,737 km² — Egypt is 1,003,722 km².
By area
Democratic Republic of the Congo is big enough to fit Algeria inside it, by area — 2,322,822 km² combined.
Democratic Republic of the Congo would fit inside Kazakhstan, Argentina and India, by area.
How many fit?
The United Kingdom fits inside Democratic Republic of the Congo 9.7 times. United Arab Emirates fits inside Democratic Republic of the Congo 33 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°. Democratic Republic of the Congo'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 Democratic Republic of the Congo's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.
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