Europe · True size
🇷🇸 Serbia
1.2×
Serbia is drawn 1.2× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
77,483 km²
* commonly cited: 88,361 km²
On the old map
1.2×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#36
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.06%
On the old map
Serbia looks about the same size as Latvia on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Serbia at the size the old map gives it, next to Latvia's true size. Serbia's real area is 77,483 km² — Latvia is 64,255 km².
By area
Serbia would fit inside the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Philippines, by area.
How many fit?
The Netherlands fits inside Serbia 2.1 times. Israel fits inside Serbia 3.5 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°. Serbia's middle sits at 44°N, where the stretch is about 1.9×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Serbia's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.
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