Countries and continents compared by land, people, money and more, all drawn from real data. Sizes the map lies about, rankings that surprise, and the numbers behind them.
Area · September 9, 2026
Greenland is 2.17 million km², about the size of Saudi Arabia and one fourteenth of Africa. See why Google Maps makes it look ten times bigger, with boxes drawn to true scale.
Area · September 9, 2026
Africa is 30.0 million km² across 54 countries. The United States, China, India, Japan and most of Western Europe fit inside it at the same time. Drawn to true scale.
Area · September 9, 2026
Canada is 9.98 million km², the second-largest country on Earth. It is one third of Africa, 4.6 times Greenland, and larger than the United States by total area. Drawn to true scale.
Maps · September 9, 2026
Google Maps uses the Web Mercator projection, which keeps shapes right but stretches area near the poles: four times at 60° north, ten times at Greenland. Here is how much, and what to use instead.