Europe · True size
🇩🇪 Germany
1.1×
Germany looks 1.1× bigger on the old map than it really is.
True area
356,168 km²
On the old map
1.1×
drawn bigger than true
Distortion rank
#18
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.27%
On the old map
Germany looks about the same size as Japan on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Germany at the size the old map gives it, next to Japan's true size. Germany's real area is 356,168 km² — Japan is 370,080 km².
By area
Germany is big enough to fit Finland inside it, by area — 330,486 km² combined.
How many fit?
United Arab Emirates fits inside Germany 5.0 times. South Korea fits inside Germany 3.7 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°. Germany's middle sits at 51°N, where the stretch is about 2.5×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Germany's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.