Europe · True size
🇸🇰 Slovakia
1.0×
Slovakia is drawn 1.0× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
48,338 km²
On the old map
1.0×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#24
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.04%
On the old map
Slovakia looks about the same size as Estonia on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Slovakia at the size the old map gives it, next to Estonia's true size. Slovakia's real area is 48,338 km² — Estonia is 45,443 km².
By area
Slovakia would fit inside the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Philippines, by area.
How many fit?
Israel fits inside Slovakia 2.2 times. Qatar fits inside Slovakia 4.4 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°. Slovakia's middle sits at 49°N, where the stretch is about 2.3×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Slovakia's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.