True size
🇷🇺 Russia
2.0×
Russia looks 2.0× bigger on the old map than it really is.
True area
16,879,951 km²
On the old map
2.0×
drawn bigger than true
Distortion rank
#6
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
12.56%
On the old map
Russia looks about the same size as Antarctica on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Russia at the size the old map gives it, next to Antarctica's true size. Russia's real area is 16,879,951 km² — Antarctica is 12,256,545 km².
By area
Russia is big enough to fit Canada, India, Argentina and Egypt inside it, by area — 16,814,568 km² combined.
How many fit?
The United Kingdom fits inside Russia 70 times. United Arab Emirates fits inside Russia 237 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°. Russia's middle sits at 66°N, where the stretch is about 6.1×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Russia's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.