Africa · True size
🇪🇬 Egypt
1.9×
Egypt is drawn 1.9× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
1,003,722 km²
On the old map
1.9×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#83
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.75%
On the old map
Egypt looks about the same size as Thailand on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Egypt at the size the old map gives it, next to Thailand's true size. Egypt's real area is 1,003,722 km² — Thailand is 515,728 km².
By area
Egypt is big enough to fit Tanzania inside it, by area — 945,795 km² combined.
Egypt would fit inside Bolivia, Ethiopia and Colombia, by area.
How many fit?
The United Kingdom fits inside Egypt 4.2 times. United Arab Emirates fits inside Egypt 14 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°. Egypt's middle sits at 26°N, where the stretch is about 1.2×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Egypt's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.