Europe · True size
🇱🇻 Latvia
1.4×
Latvia looks 1.4× bigger on the old map than it really is.
True area
64,255 km²
On the old map
1.4×
drawn bigger than true
Distortion rank
#9
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.05%
On the old map
Latvia looks about the same size as Jordan on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Latvia at the size the old map gives it, next to Jordan's true size. Latvia's real area is 64,255 km² — Jordan is 88,857 km².
By area
Latvia would fit inside the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Philippines, by area.
How many fit?
The Netherlands fits inside Latvia 1.7 times. Israel fits inside Latvia 2.9 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°. Latvia's middle sits at 57°N, where the stretch is about 3.3×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Latvia's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.