True Size Of Countries

What it does

Explore the real scale of countries with our interactive map! Discover the true size of nations and see accurate maps that challenge misconceptions about country sizes.

True size of countries is a free map website that shows the true size of each country on the Mercator projection. The projection was created in 1569 and was adopted due to its large use in sea travel. The map allows shortest paths between two places to be drawn in a straight line. This makes it easy for navigation however, like all 2d maps of the globe there is a trade off. With the Mercator size and shapes of the countries are largely distorted. This effect is not noticeable near the equator but as you go towards the poles the distortion greatly increases. One famous example is Greenland which is nearly fourteen times its actual size. True size of countries allows people to see the actual…from truesizeofcountries.com

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  The True Size Of2015 · thetruesize.com · ▲12

  Find out the true size of countries on a world map.

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  Compare Country Size2025 · mapsizecomparison.com · ▲8

  Compare country size on one map

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  TrueSizeOfCountries.org2025 · truesizeofcountries.org · ▲6

  The world map has been lying to you — see the truth

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  How much world?2022 · ▲156

  Create a map of the countries you visited

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  SizeOnMap.com2025 · sizeonmap.com · ▲8

  Compare territories by true size

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  TrueSize.net2025 · truesize.net · ▲6

  Hi! Thanks again for all the great feedback on my earlier post. I’ve added a lot since then and wanted to share an update. I’m also very open to more ideas or criticism. For anyone who hasn’t seen it yet, TrueSize.net is an interactive tool that lets you visualize and compare the real size of countries on a world map and globe (without Mercator distortion). What’s new: - Support for 140k+ regions, provinces, states, and territories - not just countries. - Many regions now include population, area, and short descriptions. - Official mobile apps on iOS and Android (links are on the site,…

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