Asia · True size
🏳️ Northern Cyprus
1.6×
Northern Cyprus is drawn 1.6× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
3,472 km²
On the old map
1.6×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#62
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.00%
On the old map
Northern Cyprus looks about the same size as Luxembourg on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Northern Cyprus at the size the old map gives it, next to Luxembourg's true size. Northern Cyprus's real area is 3,472 km² — Luxembourg is 2,614 km².
By area
Northern Cyprus would fit inside the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Philippines, by area.
How many fit?
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°. Northern Cyprus's middle sits at 35°N, where the stretch is about 1.5×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Northern Cyprus's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.
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