Falkland Islands covers 12,173 km² on the new Equal Earth world map, 0.0089% of all land on Earth. It ranks 163rd of 237 countries worldwide and 13th in South America. At 52° latitude the old Mercator map inflates area by about 2.6×, drawing it closer to 31,756 km², a difference of roughly 161%.
Falkland Islands: key figures
| True area | 12,173 km² |
| World rank | 163rd |
| Share of world land | 0.0089% |
| Rank in South America | 13th / 14 |
| Old-map (Mercator) inflation | 2.6× |
| Apparent size on Mercator | 31,756 km² |
Largest countries in South America (true area)
| South America | |
|---|
| Brazil | 8,510,346 km² |
| Argentina | 2,780,400 km² |
| Peru | 1,285,216 km² |
| Colombia | 1,138,910 km² |
| Bolivia | 1,098,581 km² |
| Venezuela | 912,050 km² |