Popular Comparisons

Common misconceptions about geography, debunked. See the true relative sizes of these famous examples.

Greenland vs Africa

On a standard map, they look the same size. In reality, Africa is 14 times larger!

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Texas vs France

Texas is bigger than you think. It's actually larger than France!

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Russia vs Africa

Russia looks massive, but it's smaller than Africa.

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Alaska vs Brazil

Alaska looks huge near the pole, but Brazil is far larger.

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