Europe · True size
🇳🇴 Norway
3.7×
Norway looks 3.7× bigger on the old map than it really is.
True area
384,269 km²
On the old map
3.7×
drawn bigger than true
Distortion rank
#2
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.29%
On the old map
Norway looks about the same size as Mongolia on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Norway at the size the old map gives it, next to Mongolia's true size. Norway's real area is 384,269 km² — Mongolia is 1,560,451 km².
By area
Norway is big enough to fit Japan inside it, by area — 370,080 km² combined.
How many fit?
The United Kingdom fits inside Norway 1.6 times. United Arab Emirates fits inside Norway 5.4 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°. Norway's middle sits at 66°N, where the stretch is about 6.2×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Norway's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.