The measurement collection

Geography size comparison library

Resize countries and territories from real map outlines, alongside lakes and other geographic features. Country rounds compare the labelled map width or height, not land area. Each outline uses a locally centred equal-area projection.

51 objects

geography

Algeria

2,070 kmmap width

Approximate width on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Land polygons included in the Natural Earth 1:50m country outline.

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Argentina

3,682 kmmap height

Approximate height on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Land polygons included in the Natural Earth 1:50m country outline.

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Australia

4,034 kmmap width

Approximate width on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Australian mainland, Tasmania and nearby islands; remote island territories excluded.

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Belgium

270 kmmap width

Approximate width on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Land polygons included in the Natural Earth 1:50m country outline.

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Brazil

4,311 kmmap height

Approximate height on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Land polygons included in the Natural Earth 1:50m country outline.

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Canada

5,393 kmmap width

Approximate width on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Land polygons included in the Natural Earth 1:50m country outline.

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Chile (mainland)

4,251 kmmap height

Approximate height on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Mainland Chile and its coastal islands; Easter Island and remote Pacific islands excluded.

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China

4,815 kmmap width

Approximate width on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Land polygons included in the Natural Earth 1:50m country outline.

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Colombia

1,852 kmmap height

Approximate height on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Land polygons included in the Natural Earth 1:50m country outline.

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Egypt

1,226 kmmap width

Approximate width on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Land polygons included in the Natural Earth 1:50m country outline.

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Finland

1,136 kmmap height

Approximate height on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Land polygons included in the Natural Earth 1:50m country outline.

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France (metropolitan)

1,117 kmmap width

Approximate width on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Metropolitan France and Corsica; overseas territories excluded.

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Germany

867 kmmap height

Approximate height on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Land polygons included in the Natural Earth 1:50m country outline.

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Grand Canyon

446 kmlength

Published canyon length of 277 river miles, rounded to 446 km.

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Greece

759 kmmap height

Approximate height on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Land polygons included in the Natural Earth 1:50m country outline.

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Greenland

2,651 kmmap height

Approximate height on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Greenland is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark.

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Iceland

506 kmmap width

Approximate width on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Land polygons included in the Natural Earth 1:50m country outline.

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India

3,160 kmmap height

Approximate height on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Land polygons included in the Natural Earth 1:50m country outline.

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Indonesia

5,048 kmmap width

Approximate width on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Land polygons included in the Natural Earth 1:50m country outline.

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Iran

1,782 kmmap width

Approximate width on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Land polygons included in the Natural Earth 1:50m country outline.

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Italy

1,152 kmmap height

Approximate height on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Land polygons included in the Natural Earth 1:50m country outline.

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Japan

2,324 kmmap height

Approximate height on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Land polygons included in the Natural Earth 1:50m country outline.

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Kenya

1,132 kmmap height

Approximate height on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Land polygons included in the Natural Earth 1:50m country outline.

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Lake Erie

388 kmlength

Published maximum length, rounded to 388 km.

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Lake Huron

332 kmlength

Published maximum length, rounded to 332 km.

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Lake Michigan

494 kmlength

Published maximum length, rounded to 494 km.

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Lake Ontario

311 kmlength

Published maximum length, rounded to 311 km.

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Lake Superior

563 kmlength

Maximum published length, 350 miles, rounded to 563 km.

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Madagascar

1,499 kmmap height

Approximate height on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Land polygons included in the Natural Earth 1:50m country outline.

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Mexico

3,171 kmmap width

Approximate width on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Land polygons included in the Natural Earth 1:50m country outline.

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Mongolia

2,380 kmmap width

Approximate width on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Land polygons included in the Natural Earth 1:50m country outline.

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Morocco

1,601 kmmap height

Approximate height on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Land polygons included in the Natural Earth 1:50m country outline.

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Netherlands (European)

320 kmmap height

Approximate height on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. European Netherlands; Caribbean islands excluded.

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New Zealand (main islands)

1,437 kmmap height

Approximate height on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. North, South and Stewart islands; outlying islands excluded.

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Nigeria

1,306 kmmap width

Approximate width on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Land polygons included in the Natural Earth 1:50m country outline.

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Norway (mainland)

1,430 kmmap height

Approximate height on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Mainland Norway and coastal islands; Svalbard excluded.

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Peru

2,037 kmmap height

Approximate height on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Land polygons included in the Natural Earth 1:50m country outline.

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Poland

686 kmmap width

Approximate width on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Land polygons included in the Natural Earth 1:50m country outline.

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Portugal

571 kmmap height

Approximate height on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Mainland Portugal; Atlantic islands excluded.

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Russia

8,079 kmmap width

Approximate width on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Land polygons included in the Natural Earth 1:50m country outline.

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Saudi Arabia

2,111 kmmap width

Approximate width on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Land polygons included in the Natural Earth 1:50m country outline.

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South Africa

2,797 kmmap height

Approximate height on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Land polygons included in the Natural Earth 1:50m country outline.

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South Korea

601 kmmap height

Approximate height on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Land polygons included in the Natural Earth 1:50m country outline.

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Spain (European)

1,128 kmmap width

Approximate width on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Iberian mainland and Balearic Islands; Canary Islands and African enclaves excluded.

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Sweden

1,515 kmmap height

Approximate height on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Land polygons included in the Natural Earth 1:50m country outline.

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Thailand

1,644 kmmap height

Approximate height on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Land polygons included in the Natural Earth 1:50m country outline.

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Turkey

1,655 kmmap width

Approximate width on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Land polygons included in the Natural Earth 1:50m country outline.

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Ukraine

1,315 kmmap width

Approximate width on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Land polygons included in the Natural Earth 1:50m country outline.

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United Kingdom

1,202 kmmap height

Approximate height on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Land polygons included in the Natural Earth 1:50m country outline.

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United States (contiguous)

4,589 kmmap width

Approximate width on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Contiguous 48 states; Alaska and Hawaii excluded.

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Vietnam

1,640 kmmap height

Approximate height on a locally centred equal-area map, rounded to 1 km. Land polygons included in the Natural Earth 1:50m country outline.

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