Asia · True size
🇳🇵 Nepal
1.9×
Nepal is drawn 1.9× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
147,195 km²
On the old map
1.9×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#80
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.11%
On the old map
Nepal looks about the same size as Czechia on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Nepal at the size the old map gives it, next to Czechia's true size. Nepal's real area is 147,195 km² — Czechia is 78,488 km².
By area
Nepal would fit inside the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Philippines, by area.
How many fit?
United Arab Emirates fits inside Nepal 2.1 times. South Korea fits inside Nepal 1.5 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°. Nepal's middle sits at 28°N, where the stretch is about 1.3×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Nepal's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.
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