Asia · True size
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
2.0×
United Arab Emirates is drawn 2.0× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
71,266 km²
On the old map
2.0×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#91
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.05%
On the old map
United Arab Emirates looks about the same size as Taiwan on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: United Arab Emirates at the size the old map gives it, next to Taiwan's true size. United Arab Emirates's real area is 71,266 km² — Taiwan is 36,006 km².
By area
United Arab Emirates would fit inside the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Philippines, by area.
How many fit?
The Netherlands fits inside United Arab Emirates 1.9 times. Israel fits inside United Arab Emirates 3.2 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°. United Arab Emirates's middle sits at 24°N, where the stretch is about 1.2×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares United Arab Emirates's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.