Africa · True size
🇳🇪 Niger
2.2×
Niger is drawn 2.2× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
1,185,129 km²
On the old map
2.2×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#111
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.88%
On the old map
Niger looks about the same size as Thailand on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Niger at the size the old map gives it, next to Thailand's true size. Niger's real area is 1,185,129 km² — Thailand is 515,728 km².
By area
Niger is big enough to fit Colombia inside it, by area — 1,139,451 km² combined.
Niger would fit inside South Africa, Peru and Mongolia, by area.
How many fit?
The United Kingdom fits inside Niger 4.9 times. United Arab Emirates fits inside Niger 17 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°. Niger'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 Niger's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.