Åland Islands covers 1,581 km² on the new Equal Earth world map, 0.0012% of all land on Earth. It ranks 182nd of 237 countries worldwide and 40th in Europe. At 60° latitude the old Mercator map inflates area by about 4.1×, drawing it closer to 6,407 km², a difference of roughly 305%.
Åland Islands: key figures
| True area | 1,581 km² |
| World rank | 182nd |
| Share of world land | 0.0012% |
| Rank in Europe | 40th / 50 |
| Old-map (Mercator) inflation | 4.1× |
| Apparent size on Mercator | 6,407 km² |
Largest countries in Europe (true area)