Kazakhstan on five projections
Kazakhstan covers 2,721,021 km² of ground. Mercator draws it 2.26 times over. Area and shape readings on all five projections, each one measured.
This object
- True area
- 2,721,021 km²
- Anchor latitude
- 48.4° N
- Angular radius
- 13.7°
- Draggable latitude range
- -77.4° … 78.2°
On five projections
Each number is measured against its own projection's equator, not against another projection. These five rows do not share an axis - they are five answers to the same question: what did this map give up to lay this place flat?
| Projection | Area distortion | Shape distortion |
|---|---|---|
| Equirectangular | 1.50 | 1.51 |
| Mercator | 2.26 | 1.00 constant |
| Natural Earth | 1.30 | 1.38 |
| Equal Earth | 1.00 constant | 1.51 |
| Gall-Peters | 1.00 constant | 1.13 |
Mercator inflates it most, 2.26 times over. Equirectangular stretches it most: its long axis is 1.51 times its short one.
The same size, drawn otherwise
Nothing in the catalogue is close to Kazakhstan's area at a far enough latitude to be worth the comparison.
Bigger than the map admits
These cover more ground than Kazakhstan and Mercator draws them smaller anyway.
- India: India is truly 1.16 times larger, and Mercator still draws this one 1.66 times bigger.
- Argentina: Argentina is truly 1.02 times larger, and Mercator still draws this one 1.50 times bigger.
On an equal-area projection this section is empty, for every object there is. An equal-area map draws in proportion to true area, so it cannot draw a larger thing smaller. That is a definition, not a coincidence.
Open it in the tool
Drag Kazakhstan across the latitude bands and the readout follows.