Africa · True size
🇿🇲 Zambia
2.3×
Zambia is drawn 2.3× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
755,605 km²
On the old map
2.3×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#127
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.56%
On the old map
Zambia looks about the same size as Finland on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Zambia at the size the old map gives it, next to Finland's true size. Zambia's real area is 755,605 km² — Finland is 330,486 km².
By area
Zambia is big enough to fit Chile inside it, by area — 737,453 km² combined.
Zambia would fit inside Turkey, Pakistan and Nigeria, by area.
How many fit?
The United Kingdom fits inside Zambia 3.2 times. United Arab Emirates fits inside Zambia 11 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°. Zambia's middle sits at 13°S, where the stretch is about 1.1×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Zambia's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.
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