The answer might surprise many people — and it also reveals just how misleading our most common maps can be. The correct answer is Africa, of course. Africa has a larger landmass than Greenland. Much larger.

The African continent, with its 30,365,000 sq km, is more than 14 times larger than the island of Greenland, which covers just 2,166,000 sq km. In fact, the African continent is larger than the USA, China, India, Japan, and Europe — combined!

Check out this “true size” projection of Greenland overlaid on Africa. It really puts things into perspective.

But why does Greenland look so massive on the world map?

This is due to how landmasses are represented on the common Mercator projection map. When the curved surface of the Earth is projected onto a flat 2D plane, areas near the poles get stretched and appear far larger than they actually are — which is why Greenland looks almost as big as Africa, when in reality it’s a fraction of the size.

To get a better sense of the true sizes of countries, I’d suggest looking at a physical globe. Alternatively, you can use Google Maps — just make sure to enable the “Globe” view, which gives a much more accurate, spherical representation of the world.

Visit The True Size of to generate your own size projection map. You can even overlay multiple countries to get a true sense of just how vast the world really is. Happy mapping!

Update — September 2026: The UN Votes to Correct the Map

The United Nations General Assembly passed a landmark resolution calling for the global adoption of the Equal Earth projection — and with it, a move away from the Mercator map that has dominated classrooms and screens for centuries.

The resolution, led by Togo and backed by the African Union, doesn’t outright ban Mercator. But it calls on governments, schools, international organisations, and technology companies to use equal-area projections wherever the true scale of continents matters.

The Greenland vs. Africa comparison you’ve seen on this page is a perfect example of why this matters. A map is never neutral — and now, the world’s highest diplomatic body agrees.

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Nowadays, I only eat Whoppers when I get the chance to travel. It has become a tradition of sorts – eating Whopper’s in every airport and country I get a chance to visit. Don’t ask me why, but I thought it would be fun to try and index the worldwide prices. The financially inclined have undoubtedly heard about the so called “Big Mac Index”. Well this is my index—the Whopper Index.

I’m going to need some help though, so please feel free to contribute with prices in the comments below and I’ll update the Index accordingly.

Now, you might be asking yourself; why should I care about the worldwide Whopper Prices?
Well… I don’t know the answer to that question yet! Perhaps the prices can be turned into a travel guide of sorts… I have to put on my creative thinking hat. But feel free to leave me some suggestions, along with your Whopper prices.

The Price Index (Work in progress)

Location: Flensburg, Germany
Double Whopper: 6,49€ (Aug 2024)

Location: Andorra La Vella, Andorra
Double Whopper: 8,45€ (Aug 2023)

Location: Germany, Northeim
Single Whopper: 5,39€ (Aug 2022)

Location: France, Colmar
Single Whopper: 5,40€ (Aug 2022)

Location: Spain, Las Palmas City Center
Single Whopper: 5.25€ (Dec 2021)

Location: Spain, Aeropuerto de Las Palmas
Single Whopper:
5.10€ (Dec 2019)
6.60€ (Nov 2023)
Double Whopper:
6.90€ (Feb 2020)
6,70€ Dec (2021)
9.15€ (Feb 2024)

Location: Spain, Tenerife North Airport
Single Whopper: 4.45€ (Feb 2020)
Double Whopper: 5.60€ (Feb 2020)

Location: Denmark, Middelfart
Double Whopper: 8.02€ (Mar 2020)

Location: Spain, Maspalomas
Double Whopper: 5.65€ (Dec 2019)

Location: Thailand, Suvarnabhumi Airport
Single Whopper: 7.92€ (Dec 2019)

Location: Thailand, Bangkok
Single Whopper: 4.70€ (Dec 2019)

Location: Denmark, Copenhagen Airport
Double Whopper: 7,76€ (Aug 2017)

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