Size twins
Two places within 5 percent of the same true area, one near the equator and one near a pole, get drawn at wildly different sizes. These pairs are not curated: they fall out of the catalogue, because the areas here are spherical integrals of the geometry that ships rather than a table copied from somewhere.
115 pairs across 125 objects, of 181 in the catalogue.
| Norway | 394,806 km² | Zimbabwe | 377,429 km² | 48° | 5.71× |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | 402,181 km² | Norway | 394,806 km² | 43° | 5.38× |
| Malawi | 111,592 km² | Iceland | 107,182 km² | 52° | 5.34× |
| Republic of the Congo | 341,198 km² | Finland | 339,089 km² | 63° | 5.30× |
| Malaysia | 339,751 km² | Finland | 339,089 km² | 62° | 5.29× |
| Guatemala | 109,856 km² | Iceland | 107,182 km² | 49° | 5.22× |
| Finland | 339,089 km² | Ivory Coast | 331,233 km² | 57° | 5.21× |
| Finland | 339,089 km² | Vietnam | 337,139 km² | 48° | 4.86× |
| Cameroon | 462,344 km² | Sweden | 447,972 km² | 57° | 4.62× |
| Papua New Guinea | 466,486 km² | Sweden | 447,972 km² | 56° | 4.60× |
| Yemen | 457,291 km² | Sweden | 447,972 km² | 46° | 4.31× |
| Japan | 404,385 km² | Norway | 394,806 km² | 29° | 4.03× |
| Sweden | 447,972 km² | Iraq | 437,405 km² | 29° | 3.28× |
| Sri Lanka | 65,644 km² | Latvia | 63,632 km² | 49° | 3.28× |
| Latvia | 63,632 km² | Togo | 61,202 km² | 48° | 3.27× |
| Bulgaria | 110,020 km² | Iceland | 107,182 km² | 22° | 3.04× |
| Sri Lanka | 65,644 km² | Lithuania | 63,522 km² | 48° | 3.03× |
| Lithuania | 63,522 km² | Togo | 61,202 km² | 47° | 3.02× |
| United Kingdom | 248,884 km² | Uganda | 246,838 km² | 53° | 2.87× |
| Ecuador | 251,885 km² | United Kingdom | 248,884 km² | 52° | 2.87× |
| United Kingdom | 248,884 km² | Ghana | 244,492 km² | 46° | 2.81× |
| Guyana | 210,728 km² | Belarus | 208,085 km² | 49° | 2.81× |
| United Kingdom | 248,884 km² | Guinea | 240,531 km² | 43° | 2.77× |
| Togo | 61,202 km² | Ireland | 58,253 km² | 45° | 2.72× |
| Uzbekistan | 460,569 km² | Sweden | 447,972 km² | 21° | 2.59× |
| Germany | 356,089 km² | Republic of the Congo | 341,198 km² | 50° | 2.53× |
| Germany | 356,089 km² | Malaysia | 339,751 km² | 49° | 2.53× |
| Kenya | 593,466 km² | Ukraine | 570,725 km² | 49° | 2.34× |
| Oman | 310,026 km² | Poland | 309,172 km² | 32° | 2.33× |
| Belgium | 30,025 km² | Haiti | 28,655 km² | 32° | 2.22× |
| Falkland Islands | 16,312 km² | The Bahamas | 15,620 km² | 27° | 2.14× |
| Netherlands | 39,804 km² | Bhutan | 39,462 km² | 25° | 2.11× |
| Madagascar | 591,065 km² | Ukraine | 570,725 km² | 30° | 2.09× |
| Canada | 9,986,087 km² | United States | 9,493,296 km² | 16° | 2.08× |
| Uganda | 246,838 km² | Romania | 237,799 km² | 45° | 2.06× |
| Dominican Republic | 48,291 km² | Slovakia | 46,929 km² | 30° | 2.06× |
| Ghana | 244,492 km² | Romania | 237,799 km² | 38° | 2.02× |
| Botswana | 593,438 km² | Ukraine | 570,725 km² | 27° | 2.01× |
| Czech Republic | 80,958 km² | United Arab Emirates | 80,183 km² | 26° | 2.01× |
| Guinea | 240,531 km² | Romania | 237,799 km² | 35° | 1.99× |
| Kuwait | 16,682 km² | Falkland Islands | 16,312 km² | 22° | 1.98× |
| France | 643,775 km² | Central African Republic | 624,500 km² | 38° | 1.92× |
| France | 643,775 km² | South Sudan | 627,559 km² | 37° | 1.91× |
| Dominican Republic | 48,291 km² | Switzerland | 46,040 km² | 28° | 1.91× |
| Sierra Leone | 76,306 km² | Serbia | 76,223 km² | 36° | 1.90× |
| Serbia | 76,223 km² | Panama | 75,602 km² | 36° | 1.90× |
| Fiji | 19,351 km² | Slovenia | 19,078 km² | 29° | 1.89× |
| Romania | 237,799 km² | Laos | 229,764 km² | 27° | 1.86× |
| Kosovo | 11,216 km² | Brunei | 10,722 km² | 38° | 1.83× |
| Western Sahara | 96,921 km² | Hungary | 92,234 km² | 23° | 1.80× |
| Georgia | 68,929 km² | Sri Lanka | 65,644 km² | 34° | 1.79× |
| New Zealand | 277,260 km² | Gabon | 270,690 km² | 41° | 1.79× |
| Cameroon | 462,344 km² | Uzbekistan | 460,569 km² | 36° | 1.78× |
| Papua New Guinea | 466,486 km² | Uzbekistan | 460,569 km² | 35° | 1.77× |
| Morocco | 592,511 km² | Ukraine | 570,725 km² | 19° | 1.76× |
| Malawi | 111,592 km² | Bulgaria | 110,020 km² | 30° | 1.76× |
| The Gambia | 14,092 km² | Montenegro | 13,432 km² | 29° | 1.76× |
| North Macedonia | 25,006 km² | Solomon Islands | 24,810 km² | 32° | 1.74× |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 50,514 km² | Dominican Republic | 48,291 km² | 25° | 1.74× |
| Honduras | 114,196 km² | Bulgaria | 110,020 km² | 28° | 1.73× |
| Bulgaria | 110,020 km² | Guatemala | 109,856 km² | 27° | 1.72× |
| Armenia | 28,609 km² | Equatorial Guinea | 27,241 km² | 39° | 1.71× |
| Spain | 501,661 km² | Somalia | 486,385 km² | 36° | 1.71× |
| New Zealand | 277,260 km² | Burkina Faso | 272,621 km² | 29° | 1.70× |
| Kyrgyzstan | 195,626 km² | Senegal | 195,105 km² | 27° | 1.67× |
| Slovenia | 19,078 km² | Eswatini | 18,130 km² | 20° | 1.67× |
| Uzbekistan | 460,569 km² | Yemen | 457,291 km² | 26° | 1.66× |
| Somalia | 486,385 km² | Turkmenistan | 480,333 km² | 34° | 1.65× |
| Turkmenistan | 480,333 km² | Cameroon | 462,344 km² | 33° | 1.64× |
| Turkmenistan | 480,333 km² | Papua New Guinea | 466,486 km² | 33° | 1.64× |
| United Arab Emirates | 80,183 km² | Serbia | 76,223 km² | 20° | 1.63× |
| Suriname | 144,941 km² | Tajikistan | 137,935 km² | 34° | 1.63× |
| Nicaragua | 130,017 km² | North Korea | 125,466 km² | 27° | 1.63× |
| Italy | 314,563 km² | Oman | 310,026 km² | 22° | 1.62× |
| Jordan | 89,219 km² | Austria | 84,838 km² | 16° | 1.61× |
| Thailand | 511,947 km² | Spain | 501,661 km² | 25° | 1.61× |
| Cuba | 115,207 km² | Bulgaria | 110,020 km² | 21° | 1.60× |
| North Korea | 125,466 km² | Eritrea | 119,648 km² | 25° | 1.59× |
| Hungary | 92,234 km² | Jordan | 89,219 km² | 16° | 1.58× |
| Greece | 131,883 km² | Nicaragua | 130,017 km² | 26° | 1.58× |
| Albania | 29,659 km² | Haiti | 28,655 km² | 22° | 1.58× |
| Turkmenistan | 480,333 km² | Yemen | 457,291 km² | 23° | 1.54× |
| Haiti | 28,655 km² | Armenia | 28,609 km² | 21° | 1.53× |
| South Korea | 99,014 km² | Liberia | 98,639 km² | 30° | 1.52× |
| Mozambique | 813,762 km² | Turkey | 798,013 km² | 22° | 1.52× |
| Qatar | 11,362 km² | Kosovo | 11,216 km² | 17° | 1.51× |
| Chile | 814,682 km² | Mozambique | 813,762 km² | 20° | 1.44× |
| Afghanistan | 652,520 km² | Central African Republic | 624,500 km² | 27° | 1.43× |
| Namibia | 827,383 km² | Turkey | 798,013 km² | 17° | 1.43× |
| Afghanistan | 652,520 km² | South Sudan | 627,559 km² | 27° | 1.43× |
| Syria | 185,203 km² | Cambodia | 182,932 km² | 22° | 1.42× |
| Western Sahara | 96,921 km² | Portugal | 93,324 km² | 15° | 1.40× |
| Bangladesh | 134,060 km² | Greece | 131,883 km² | 15° | 1.39× |
| Uruguay | 176,971 km² | Somaliland | 168,137 km² | 23° | 1.37× |
| Rwanda | 23,450 km² | Israel | 23,064 km² | 29° | 1.37× |
| Namibia | 827,383 km² | Chile | 814,682 km² | 15° | 1.36× |
| Cambodia | 182,932 km² | Uruguay | 176,971 km² | 20° | 1.35× |
| Kenya | 593,466 km² | Morocco | 592,511 km² | 29° | 1.33× |
| Lesotho | 27,536 km² | Equatorial Guinea | 27,241 km² | 28° | 1.32× |
| Lesotho | 27,536 km² | Burundi | 26,323 km² | 26° | 1.32× |
| Israel | 23,064 km² | Djibouti | 21,956 km² | 20° | 1.32× |
| Yemen | 457,291 km² | Iraq | 437,405 km² | 17° | 1.31× |
| Venezuela | 912,382 km² | Pakistan | 875,190 km² | 23° | 1.31× |
| Nigeria | 908,794 km² | Pakistan | 875,190 km² | 20° | 1.29× |
| Nepal | 150,973 km² | Suriname | 144,941 km² | 24° | 1.28× |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,333,569 km² | Algeria | 2,321,389 km² | 25° | 1.28× |
| Angola | 1,249,862 km² | South Africa | 1,217,946 km² | 17° | 1.25× |
| Liberia | 98,639 km² | Western Sahara | 96,921 km² | 18° | 1.19× |
| United Arab Emirates | 80,183 km² | Sierra Leone | 76,306 km² | 15° | 1.17× |
| Kenya | 593,466 km² | Botswana | 593,438 km² | 21° | 1.16× |
| Rwanda | 23,450 km² | New Caledonia | 23,289 km² | 19° | 1.15× |
| Central African Republic | 624,500 km² | Botswana | 593,438 km² | 16° | 1.15× |
| Kenya | 593,466 km² | Madagascar | 591,065 km² | 19° | 1.12× |
| Haiti | 28,655 km² | Equatorial Guinea | 27,241 km² | 17° | 1.12× |
| Republic of the Congo | 341,198 km² | Vietnam | 337,139 km² | 16° | 1.09× |