Africa · True size
🇹🇬 Togo
2.4×
Togo is drawn 2.4× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
57,156 km²
On the old map
2.4×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#145
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.04%
On the old map
Togo looks about the same size as North Macedonia on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Togo at the size the old map gives it, next to North Macedonia's true size. Togo's real area is 57,156 km² — North Macedonia is 25,366 km².
By area
Togo would fit inside the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Philippines, by area.
How many fit?
The Netherlands fits inside Togo 1.5 times. Israel fits inside Togo 2.6 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°. Togo's middle sits at 9°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 Togo's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.