Asia · True size
🇴🇲 Oman
2.1×
Oman is drawn 2.1× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
312,046 km²
On the old map
2.1×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#101
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.23%
On the old map
Oman looks about the same size as Nepal on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Oman at the size the old map gives it, next to Nepal's true size. Oman's real area is 312,046 km² — Nepal is 147,195 km².
By area
Oman is big enough to fit Italy inside it, by area — 300,272 km² combined.
How many fit?
United Arab Emirates fits inside Oman 4.4 times. South Korea fits inside Oman 3.2 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°. Oman's middle sits at 21°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 Oman's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.