Asia · True size
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan
1.4×
Kyrgyzstan is drawn 1.4× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
198,664 km²
On the old map
1.4×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#46
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.15%
On the old map
Kyrgyzstan looks about the same size as Nepal on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Kyrgyzstan at the size the old map gives it, next to Nepal's true size. Kyrgyzstan's real area is 198,664 km² — Nepal is 147,195 km².
By area
Kyrgyzstan would fit inside the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Philippines, by area.
How many fit?
United Arab Emirates fits inside Kyrgyzstan 2.8 times. South Korea fits inside Kyrgyzstan 2.0 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°. Kyrgyzstan's middle sits at 41°N, where the stretch is about 1.8×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Kyrgyzstan's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.