Both maps below show Hungary highlighted. The old Mercator map (1569) inflates Hungary about 2.2× at 47°, and the new Equal Earth map shows it at its true 93,025 km². Pan or zoom either map and the other follows, so the difference is visible at every scale.
That 2.2× inflation is why Hungary dominated old schoolbook maps and maps of the world's great powers. Hover Hungary on either map to highlight it on both at once, then compare it with Greenland.
Hungary: key figures
| True area | On the old Mercator map | Distortion vs truth |
|---|
| Hungary | 93,025 km² | 201,250 km² | 2.2× |
| Greenland | 2,166,086 km² | 25,576,494 km² | 11.8× |
| Africa | 30,370,000 km² | n/a | n/a |
Old maps drew Hungary at about 201,250 km². The truth is 93,025 km², a difference of 116% that school atlases carried for centuries.