How big is Poland really?
Poland covers 310,694 km² (119,960 mi²).
- Area
- 310,694 km² (119,960 mi²)
- Rank by area
- 70 of 219 countries and territories
- Closest in size
- Oman (309,137 km²)
- Population
- 38,000,000
- People per km²
- 122
- Size on a Mercator map
- 2.7 times the real size
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Poland vs United States (Contiguous 48)
The larger of the two covers 26 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 26 times.
| Poland | United States (Contiguous 48) | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 310,694 km² | 7,930,605 km² |
| Population | 38,000,000 | 330,211,806 |
| People per km² | 122 | 42 |
| Difference in area | 7,619,911 km² | |
Poland vs United Kingdom
The larger of the two covers 1.3 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 1.3 times.
| Poland | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 310,694 km² | 242,602 km² |
| Population | 38,000,000 | 67,736,802 |
| People per km² | 122 | 279 |
| Difference in area | 68,092 km² (28%) | |
Poland on a Mercator map
Most online maps and many printed world maps use the Mercator projection, which enlarges areas more and more towards the poles. On these maps this outline is drawn 2.7 times larger than its true size.
The outline reaches from 49° N to 54.8° N; at these latitudes Mercator enlarges areas between 2.3 and 3 times.
- Area as drawn on a Mercator map
- 824,155 km²
- A country that really is about that size
- Namibia
Countries closest in size
| Rank | Country | Area | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Vietnam | 329,592 km² | +6.1% |
| 69 | Côte d'Ivoire | 322,983 km² | +4% |
| 70 | Poland | 310,694 km² | – |
| 71 | Oman | 309,137 km² | -0.5% |
| 72 | Italy | 300,739 km² | -3.2% |
| 73 | Philippines | 293,917 km² | -5.4% |
Poland: largest regions
| Region | Area | Share of the country |
|---|---|---|
| Masovian Voivodeship | 35,422 km² | 11% |
| Greater Poland Voivodeship | 29,694 km² | 9.6% |
| Lublin Voivodeship | 25,030 km² | 8.1% |
| Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship | 23,907 km² | 7.7% |
| West Pomeranian Voivodeship | 22,315 km² | 7.2% |
- First-level regions in TrueSize
- 16
Poland in history
- First entry on the timeline
- 120000 BC: Palaeolithic communities in the Vistula basin
- Border changes on the timeline
- 71
- Largest extent on the timeline
- 1,007,176 km² (1612–1628)
- Not on the map
- 1795–1917
| Names on the timeline | Years |
|---|---|
| Kingdom of Poland | 1025–1568 |
| Fragmented Piast lands | 1034–1037 |
| Fragmented Piast lands and Mazovia | 1038 |
| Piast duchies | 1100–1308 |
| Duchy of Poland and Pomerania | 1122–1137 |
| Piast duchies and Pomerelia | 1181–1226 |
| Duchy of Greater Poland and Pomerelia | 1294 |
| Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | 1569–1794 |
| Second Polish Republic | 1918–1938 |
| Poland under German and Soviet occupation | 1939–1944 |
| Republic of Poland | 1945–Today |
| Polish People's Republic | 1952–1988 |
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