Europe · True size
🇨🇭 Switzerland
1.1×
Switzerland is drawn 1.1× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
41,215 km²
On the old map
1.1×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#31
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.03%
On the old map
Switzerland looks about the same size as Taiwan on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Switzerland at the size the old map gives it, next to Taiwan's true size. Switzerland's real area is 41,215 km² — Taiwan is 36,006 km².
By area
Switzerland would fit inside the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Philippines, by area.
How many fit?
Israel fits inside Switzerland 1.8 times. Qatar fits inside Switzerland 3.7 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°. Switzerland's middle sits at 47°N, where the stretch is about 2.1×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Switzerland's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.