Africa · True size
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea
2.4×
Equatorial Guinea is drawn 2.4× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
26,638 km²
On the old map
2.4×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#175
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.02%
On the old map
Equatorial Guinea looks about the same size as Qatar on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Equatorial Guinea at the size the old map gives it, next to Qatar's true size. Equatorial Guinea's real area is 26,638 km² — Qatar is 11,076 km².
By area
Equatorial Guinea would fit inside the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Philippines, by area.
How many fit?
Qatar fits inside Equatorial Guinea 2.4 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°. Equatorial Guinea's middle sits at 2°N, 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 Equatorial Guinea's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.
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