Remember when you’d look at those pull-down maps on grade school and wonder why Antarctica looked bigger than other continent? CountrySize is a simple web application that clears up any remaining doubts you might have about the sizes of the world’s countries. Using data pulled from the C.
I.A.’s global factbook, CountrySize compares the size of two countries which you select from side-by-side menus (ideally, one of these countries is one whose relative size means something to you). CountrySize then displays maps of both countries, showing relative sizes, and also giving concrete data (for example, Argentina is 266.05 times the size of Lebanon). You can copy and paste the link provided to share this data with others.
CountrySize.com In Their Own Words
“Find out how big a country is by comparing it to somewhere you know well.
Put countries side-by-side to see how they compare
Is Greenland really that big? How many times would Belgium fit inside your country?”
Why CountrySize.com It Might Be A Killer
CountrySize presents a good alternative to simply stating that a country is a certain number of square kilometers or miles (honestly, who really knows what a square mile looks like anyway?). It’s easy to use and features all of the world’s countries.
Some Questions About CountrySize.com
It would be great if CountrySize also included different states in the countries; Alaska can’t really be as big as the continental U.S., right? 
