12 comparison tools

Area & land

Floor plans, gardens, farms and countries, drawn as squares whose area is the number.

• Area in football pitches The news unit for land area: any area divided by one 7 140 m² football pitch.
• Area in tennis courts Any area in 260.87 m² tennis courts, the standard unit for a medium-sized space.
• City and park sizes An area against city centres, famous parks, airports and islands.
• Country sizes An area against countries, states and islands, from Monaco to Russia.
• Forest loss An area of forest against annual losses, national parks and whole countries.
• Garden size A garden or plot against typical UK and US gardens, allotments and small farms.
• House sizes A floor area against typical homes in different countries and eras.
• How big is that area? Any area drawn as a square beside a parking space, a tennis court and a football pitch.
• Paint coverage A wall area against the coverage of a standard tin of paint, coat by coat.
• Room sizes A room’s floor area against typical bedrooms, kitchens, offices and studios.
• Screen area Screen sizes compared by area rather than diagonal, which is how they are always sold.
• Solar panel area A roof area against the array sizes that produce useful amounts of electricity.