Africa · True size
🇸🇳 Senegal
2.3×
Senegal is drawn 2.3× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
197,303 km²
On the old map
2.3×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#125
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.15%
On the old map
Senegal looks about the same size as Azerbaijan on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Senegal at the size the old map gives it, next to Azerbaijan's true size. Senegal's real area is 197,303 km² — Azerbaijan is 86,401 km².
By area
Senegal would fit inside the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Philippines, by area.
How many fit?
United Arab Emirates fits inside Senegal 2.8 times. South Korea fits inside Senegal 2.0 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°. Senegal's middle sits at 14°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 Senegal's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.