How big is Cambodia really?
Cambodia covers 181,035 km² (69,900 sq mi). On the usual world map (the Mercator projection) it is drawn close to its true size: it lies near the equator, where the usual world map stretches little.
See Cambodia at its true size on the map →True size vs the map
Both drawn at the same scale. The map keeps shapes but swells everything away from the equator.
Cambodia in numbers
- Cambodia is the 89th largest of the 196 countries and territories in Globegami.
- Countries of about the same true size: Syria (185,180 km²), Uruguay (176,215 km²), Somaliland (176,120 km²).
- Cambodia is about 25% smaller than the United Kingdom.
Why the map gets Cambodia wrong
Cambodia lies around 13°N. A Mercator map stretches distances there by about 1.03 times in every direction, which barely changes its size. Most web maps use this projection because it keeps angles and shapes right for navigation, not because it shows sizes fairly.
In Globegami you can drag a copy of Cambodia anywhere on Earth: it keeps its true size and grows or shrinks on the map as it moves, and you can fold the map back into a globe.
Areas: official totals including inland water (UN Statistics Division via Wikidata). Outlines: Natural Earth. How Globegami works