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Is Russia Bigger Than Africa. Relative size of Africa using GallPeters... Maps on the Web In fact, Africa's true size is 30 million square km, just under twice the size of Russia or bigger than Canada, the United States and China put together! As map nerds and/or West Wing fans already know, this is due to the common use of the Mercator projection, which makes countries near the poles look bigger and those at the equator look smaller. Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most-populous continent

In fact, Africa has an area of 11.73 million square miles while Russian one is only 6.6. African continent has an area of 11.73 million square miles while Russian one is only 6.6 million square miles

Version corrigée de la carte "Taille de la Russie et de l'Afrique selon la projection Mercator

Below are the answers to some commonly asked questions about the size comparison between Russia and Africa: Was the USSR bigger. Why does Russia look bigger than Africa on a map? The Mercator projection, the most popular world map, distorts the size of the shape of landmasses near the pole On maps, Russia may appear larger due to distortion caused by map projections

The Largest Countries In The World WorldAtlas. Russia is approximately 17,098,242 sq km, while Africa is approximately 30,365,000 sq km, making Africa 78% larger than Russia In conclusion, Africa is indeed larger than Russia, with Africa's size almost double that of Russia

30 Real World Maps That Show The True Size Of Countries Bored Panda. On maps, Russia may appear larger due to distortion caused by map projections A TikTok video showing Russia dwarfed by the continent of Africa shows how many world maps misrepresent the true scale of countries.