South America · True size
🇵🇾 Paraguay
2.0×
Paraguay is drawn 2.0× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
400,906 km²
On the old map
2.0×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#95
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.30%
On the old map
Paraguay looks about the same size as Senegal on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Paraguay at the size the old map gives it, next to Senegal's true size. Paraguay's real area is 400,906 km² — Senegal is 197,303 km².
By area
Paraguay is big enough to fit Norway inside it, by area — 384,269 km² combined.
Paraguay would fit inside Sweden, Somalia and Spain, by area.
How many fit?
The United Kingdom fits inside Paraguay 1.7 times. United Arab Emirates fits inside Paraguay 5.6 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°. Paraguay's middle sits at 23°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 Paraguay's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.