Africa · True size
🇲🇱 Mali
2.2×
Mali is drawn 2.2× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
1,258,203 km²
On the old map
2.2×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#112
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.94%
On the old map
Mali looks about the same size as Ukraine on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Mali at the size the old map gives it, next to Ukraine's true size. Mali's real area is 1,258,203 km² — Ukraine is 570,144 km².
By area
Mali is big enough to fit South Africa inside it, by area — 1,221,627 km² combined.
How many fit?
The United Kingdom fits inside Mali 5.3 times. United Arab Emirates fits inside Mali 18 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°. Mali's middle sits at 17°N, where the stretch is about 1.1×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Mali's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.