Estonia covers 45,339 km² on the new Equal Earth world map, 0.033% of all land on Earth. It ranks 132nd of 237 countries worldwide and 28th in Europe. At 59° latitude the old Mercator map inflates area by about 3.7×, drawing it closer to 167,723 km², a difference of roughly 270%.
For scale, Estonia is roughly the same size as Denmark (42,947 km²).
Estonia: key figures
| True area | 45,339 km² |
| World rank | 132nd |
| Share of world land | 0.033% |
| Rank in Europe | 28th / 50 |
| Old-map (Mercator) inflation | 3.7× |
| Apparent size on Mercator | 167,723 km² |
Largest countries in Europe (true area)