Maps have been lying to us our entire lives, and it’s not entirely their fault. The challenge of depicting our round world on flat paper has created some major misconceptions about how big countries really are. Remember looking at Greenland on a standard world map and thinking it was nearly the size of Africa? Not even close – Africa is actually about fourteen times larger!
These comparison maps strip away the distortions we’ve grown accustomed to, revealing surprising truths about our planet’s geography. When countries get dragged from their usual positions and placed alongside others for accurate size comparison, the results can be downright shocking. Russia may be the largest country by land area, but it’s not nearly as massive as it appears on traditional maps. On the flip side, Vatican City is the smallest country in the world but itn’t even half the size of Central Park’s lake! These 29 eye-opening comparisons will forever change how you view the world, proving once again that what we think we know isn’t always what is.
#1 Russia On The Equator Is Not A Giant Bear Anymore
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#2 Brazil
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#3 If Brazil Was In Asia It Would Be Massive
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#4 Greenland Is Not So Big When Compared To USA And Brazil
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#5 When You Move Canada To South America
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#6 China Placed On Top Of Russia
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#7 The Us Could Easily Cover The Whole Of Canada But It Becomes Much Smaller When It’s Moved South
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#8 This Is How Tiny Romania Looks In The Arctic Ocean
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#9 People Often Underestimate Australia’s Size Because It’s So Isolated. Here’s What It Looks Like When Placed Over The U.S
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#10 India Over Europe
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#11 China Over USA
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#12 Chile
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#13 Australia Is Way Bigger Than You May Think – It Covers Almost The Whole Of Europe
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#14 California Moved Onto The UK Shows They’re Quite Similar In Size
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#15 Antarctica Is Not So Much Larger Than Brazil
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#16 Canada Moved Down Onto The Us Reveals That Both Countries Are Pretty Much The Same Size
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#17 Russia
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#18 Madagascar
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#19 Vatican Over Central Park
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#20 Greenland Over Australia
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#21 Us Moved Down Next To Australia Looks Unbelievably Small
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#22 Alaska Doesn’t Seem So Big When Compared To 48 Contiguous States
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#23 New Zealand
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#24 Belgium Over Spain
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#25 Indonesia
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#26 Indonesia Would Spread Almost Across The Whole Of Russia
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#27 This Happens When You Move Australia To The North America
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#28 Poland Is Almost As Half As Big As Greenland
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#29 Texas Moved On Top Of Alaska Shows That They’re Almost The Same Size
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