Real size
How big is Togo really?
57,200 km²
22,100 sq mi · 44th smallest of the 167 here · about the size of Croatia
Normal web maps show it about the right size
Togo covers 57,200 km² (22,100 sq mi), about the size of Croatia. It sits close to the equator, where normal web maps barely stretch land, so they show it at about its real size, and make countries farther from the equator look bigger than it.
Measured from our map outlines, so official figures can differ by a few percent. Ranks count the 167 countries and territories on these pages: those over 5,000 km², not counting disputed territories.
- Real area
- 57,200 km²
- Size rank
- 124th of 167
- On a normal web map
- About right
- Latitude
- 9°N
Countries about the same size
- CroatiaTogo is 1.1 times the size of Croatia
- Bosnia and HerzegovinaTogo is 1.1 times the size of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Costa RicaTogo is 1.1 times the size of Costa Rica
- LatviaLatvia is 1.1 times the size of Togo
- LithuaniaLithuania is 1.1 times the size of Togo
Togo through history
Borders here have moved many times. Step through our maps, from 2000 BCE to today, to see who ruled this land before, and how big their realms really were.
Open the history map →Browse the eras →
Common questions
- How big is Togo?
- Togo covers about 57,200 km² (22,100 sq mi). It is the 44th smallest of the 167 countries and territories on these pages (those over 5,000 km²).
- Do maps show Togo at the right size?
- Yes. Togo lies so close to the equator that a normal web map barely stretches it, while countries far to the north or south are drawn several times too big.
- Is Togo bigger than Croatia?
- Yes. Togo is about 1.1 times the size of Croatia.
- Is Togo bigger than Latvia?
- No. Latvia is about 1.1 times the size of Togo.