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 16, 2026
Greenland is 2.17 million km², about the size of Saudi Arabia and a fourteenth of Africa. See why Google Maps makes it look ten times bigger.
Area · September 16, 2026
Africa is 30.0 million km² across 54 countries. The US, China, India, Japan and most of Western Europe fit inside it at once, drawn to true scale.
Area · September 16, 2026
Canada is 9.98 million km², the second-largest country on Earth: a third of Africa, 4.6 Greenlands, and bigger than the United States by total area.
Maps · September 16, 2026
Google Maps uses Web Mercator, which keeps shapes right but stretches area: four times at 60° north, ten times at Greenland. How much, and what to use instead.
Rankings · September 16, 2026
Russia by area, India by population, the United States by GDP. The top 20 under each measure with UN and IMF figures for 2025 and 2026.
Rankings · September 16, 2026
Russia is the biggest country in Europe by area and population and Germany has the biggest economy. The top 20 under each measure, with 2026 figures.
Rankings · September 16, 2026
China is the biggest country in Asia by area and GDP and India by population. The top 20 Asian countries under each measure, with 2026 figures.
Rankings · September 16, 2026
Algeria by area, Nigeria by population, South Africa by GDP. The top 20 African countries under each measure, with 2025 and 2026 figures.
Rankings · September 16, 2026
Brazil is the biggest country in South America by area, population and GDP, about half the continent on every measure. All 12 countries ranked.
Rankings · September 16, 2026
Canada is the biggest country in North America by area, the United States by population and GDP. All 23 countries ranked three ways, 2026 figures.
Economy · September 16, 2026
The United States and China lead, then Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and India. The top 20 economies by GDP with IMF projections for 2026.
Maps · September 16, 2026
Three free ways to check the true size of any country: Perspective Map, The True Size Of and Google Earth. Step by step, with a worked example.
Maps · September 16, 2026
Google Maps stretches Russia four times and Greenland ten. The real area of the 20 largest countries, and how much the map stretches each one.
Maps · September 16, 2026
Compare any two countries by area, population or GDP in under a minute: boxes to scale, the exact ratio, and where each would rank on the other's continent.
Population · September 16, 2026
India has the most people in the world at 1.46 billion, then China, the United States, Indonesia and Pakistan. The top 20 with 2025 UN estimates.
Population · September 16, 2026
Monaco is the most densely populated country, then Singapore and Bahrain. The 20 densest and 10 least dense countries, and why Bangladesh matters most.
Rankings · September 16, 2026
Monaco, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg lead by GDP per person and the United States by total GDP. Both top 20 lists with IMF projections for 2026.
Rankings · September 16, 2026
Monaco, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg lead Europe by GDP per person and Germany by total GDP. All 45 countries ranked, and why the small ones win.
Rankings · September 16, 2026
Singapore is the richest country in Asia by GDP per person, then Israel and Qatar; China leads by total GDP. All 48 Asian countries ranked, 2026 figures.
Rankings · September 16, 2026
Guyana is the richest country in South America by GDP per person, ahead of Uruguay and Chile; Brazil leads by total GDP. All 12 countries ranked.
Rankings · September 16, 2026
The United States is the richest country in North America by GDP per person and total GDP, then Canada and the Bahamas. All 23 countries ranked.