How big is Denmark really?

Denmark covers 42,925 km² (16,600 sq mi). On the usual world map (the Mercator projection) it is drawn about 3.2 times bigger than it really is.

See Denmark 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.

Denmark in numbers

Denmark is the 133rd largest of the 196 countries and territories in Globegami.
On the map Denmark looks bigger than Nicaragua, but Nicaragua is really 2.8 times larger.
Countries of about the same true size: Netherlands (42,201 km²), Switzerland (41,291 km²), Estonia (45,335 km²).
The United Kingdom is 5.6 times the size of Denmark.

Why the map gets Denmark wrong

Denmark lies around 56°N. A Mercator map stretches distances there by about 1.8 times in every direction, so areas come out roughly 3.2 times too big near its middle. 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 Denmark 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