South America · True size
🇸🇷 Suriname
2.4×
Suriname is drawn 2.4× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
145,561 km²
On the old map
2.4×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#166
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.11%
On the old map
Suriname looks about the same size as Latvia on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Suriname at the size the old map gives it, next to Latvia's true size. Suriname's real area is 145,561 km² — Latvia is 64,255 km².
By area
Suriname would fit inside the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Philippines, by area.
How many fit?
United Arab Emirates fits inside Suriname 2.0 times. The Netherlands fits inside Suriname 3.9 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°. Suriname's middle sits at 4°N, where the stretch is about 1.0×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Suriname's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.