South America · True size
🇬🇾 Guyana
2.4×
Guyana is drawn 2.4× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
211,934 km²
On the old map
2.4×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#162
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.16%
On the old map
Guyana looks about the same size as Jordan on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Guyana at the size the old map gives it, next to Jordan's true size. Guyana's real area is 211,934 km² — Jordan is 88,857 km².
By area
Guyana would fit inside the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Philippines, by area.
How many fit?
United Arab Emirates fits inside Guyana 3.0 times. South Korea fits inside Guyana 2.2 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°. Guyana's middle sits at 5°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 Guyana's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.