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Drag any colored country anywhere on the map. The size updates based on its new latitude, just like Mercator does.
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Country Size Comparison
Australia is far larger than Greenland, even though Greenland can look comparable on a Mercator world map.
Drag any colored country anywhere on the map. The size updates based on its new latitude, just like Mercator does.
True Size Comparison
Australia is far larger than Greenland, even though Greenland can look comparable on a Mercator world map.
Australia is about 3.6 times larger than Greenland by area. Greenland looks oversized on Mercator maps because it sits near the pole.
Use the interactive Mercator map above to move countries away from their original latitude. The shape is repositioned on the same projection so you can see how apparent scale changes in real time.
Traditional world maps often exaggerate high-latitude countries. A true size comparison makes the area relationship clearer than a static Mercator map.
Yes. Australia is about 7.69 million square kilometers, while Greenland is about 2.17 million square kilometers.
Mercator projection preserves local shape but inflates high-latitude places like Greenland.