Monday, 22 June 2020

How big are countries?

Comparing the size of countries on a 2D map is hard, the Earth is a sphere and maps are rectangles. The normal 2D representation of the Earth inflates the relative sizes of countries closer to the poles compared to countries near the equator.

The True Size Of allows the user to compare the size of countries by moving a country over another. It adjusts the size to take account of the latitude.

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