The True Size

The True Size is a unique and practical tool for providing world map information. Download the latest free Android version and explore the different sizes of various countries through fun drag-and-drop interactions. The True Size presents users with a novel way to intuitively understand the true area of each country, offering unexpected surprises as you drag and drop countries onto the map. Use The True Size now and experience a unique and fun way to learn geography!

Wonderful Features 

Explore True Size: This app allows users to drag and drop countries/regions on a map to compare their relative sizes. It helps users understand the true proportions of different countries and regions, challenging preconceived notions and providing a fresh perspective on global geography.

Highly Interactive and Fun: This app provides users with hours of fun, allowing them to freely stretch or shrink countries and regions around the world. It offers an educational and interactive experience suitable for users of all ages.

"The True Size" reveals the distortion of country areas on traditional maps. It exposes the flaws of the widely used Mercator projection, which exaggerates the area of North America and Europe while shrinking the area of Africa and other continents. Through this app, users can uncover the truth behind map distortions.

Educational Tool: This is a valuable educational tool for geography enthusiasts, educators, and students. It helps users grasp the true proportions of countries, deepening their understanding of world geography. This tool can be used for classroom teaching, presentations, or individual learning to enhance geographical knowledge.

Exclusive Function 

Drag and drop countries/regions on the map to compare their relative sizes.

Drag and drop individual countries on the map to compare their relative sizes. Is Greenland really as big as the whole of Africa? You might find some surprising results!

Now you can drag and drop entire countries/regions to compare their sizes.

TheTrueSize gives you hours of fun stretching and shrinking countries and regions around the world.

Our world maps deceive us: North America and Europe aren't actually that big, and Africa is actually much larger.

It's all Mercator's fault: even if he himself wasn't necessarily Eurocentric, his map projections were Eurocentric.

This interactive map tool reveals the true area of countries without relying on the Peters projection.

Helpful Tips 

Compare Countries: First, select two countries and drag them onto the map. Observe the differences in their size and compare them to some well-known countries. This will help you better understand the true scale and challenge conventional wisdom.

Explore Continents: Use this app to compare the size of different continents. Drag and drop continents to see the comparisons between them. Explore the vastness of Africa, or the area of Europe and North America. This will expand your geographical knowledge and challenge some common misconceptions.

Share Your Discoveries: This app allows you to share your discoveries with others. You can take screenshots or use the app's share function to show your friends or students the true scale of various countries. Discussions and debates about map distortion and its impact on our understanding of the world are encouraged.

Final Verdict

Is Texas really bigger than Poland? Is Russia's east-west span really larger than Africa's north-south span? How much of Europe does the United States cover? If you're struggling with these questions, visit The True Size, a website tool designed to answer questions about the relative areas of countries (and U.S. states).