Africa · True size
🇳🇦 Namibia
2.1×
Namibia is drawn 2.1× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
824,763 km²
On the old map
2.1×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#96
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.61%
On the old map
Namibia looks about the same size as Paraguay on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Namibia at the size the old map gives it, next to Paraguay's true size. Namibia's real area is 824,763 km² — Paraguay is 400,906 km².
By area
Namibia is big enough to fit Turkey inside it, by area — 779,808 km² combined.
Namibia would fit inside Pakistan, Nigeria and Venezuela, by area.
How many fit?
The United Kingdom fits inside Namibia 3.4 times. United Arab Emirates fits inside Namibia 12 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°. Namibia's middle sits at 22°S, where the stretch is about 1.2×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Namibia's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.