Both maps below show Canada highlighted. The old Mercator map (1569) inflates Canada about 4.1× at 60°, and the new Equal Earth map shows it at its true 9,984,670 km². Pan or zoom either map and the other follows, so the difference is visible at every scale.
That 4.1× inflation is why Canada dominated old schoolbook maps and maps of the world's great powers. Hover Canada on either map to highlight it on both at once, then compare it with Greenland.
Canada: key figures
| True area | On the old Mercator map | Distortion vs truth |
|---|
| Canada | 9,984,670 km² | 40,968,099 km² | 4.1× |
| Greenland | 2,166,086 km² | 25,576,494 km² | 11.8× |
| Africa | 30,370,000 km² | n/a | n/a |
Old maps drew Canada at about 40,968,099 km². The truth is 9,984,670 km², a difference of 310% that school atlases carried for centuries.