Antarctica vs Colombia
Antarctica is 12.3 times larger than Colombia. Colombia would fit into Antarctica about 12 times.
AntarcticaColombiaAntarctica moved onto Colombia · Equal-area projection
12.3×
Antarctica is 12.3× the area of Colombia.
| Antarctica | Colombia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 14,000,000 km² | 1,141,748 km² |
| Population | 4,400 | 53,425,635 |
| Density | 0.00 / km² | 47 / km² |
| Capital | — | Bogota |
| Region | Antarctica | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Antarctica sits at about 85°S and is stretched to 129× its true area; Colombia at 4° N is stretched to 1.0×. That difference is why Antarctica looks so much bigger than it is next to Colombia. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Antarctica bigger than Colombia?
- Yes. Antarctica is 12.3 times larger than Colombia. Antarctica covers 14,000,000 km² and Colombia covers 1,141,748 km².
- How many times does Colombia fit into Antarctica?
- About 12 times: Antarctica has 12.3× the area of Colombia.
- Why do Antarctica and Colombia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antarctica is drawn about 129× its true area there and Colombia about 1.0×. That is why Antarctica looks so much bigger than it really is next to Colombia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Antarctica or Colombia?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 4,400. Density: Antarctica 0.00 per km², Colombia 47 per km².