Asia · True size
🇹🇯 Tajikistan
1.5×
Tajikistan is drawn 1.5× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
142,302 km²
On the old map
1.5×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#57
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.11%
On the old map
Tajikistan looks about the same size as South Korea on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Tajikistan at the size the old map gives it, next to South Korea's true size. Tajikistan's real area is 142,302 km² — South Korea is 97,166 km².
By area
Tajikistan would fit inside the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Philippines, by area.
How many fit?
United Arab Emirates fits inside Tajikistan 2.0 times. The Netherlands fits inside Tajikistan 3.8 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°. Tajikistan's middle sits at 39°N, where the stretch is about 1.6×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Tajikistan's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.