Colombia vs DR Congo
DR Congo is 2.05 times larger than Colombia. Colombia would fit into DR Congo about 2.1 times.
ColombiaDR CongoColombia moved onto DR Congo · Equal-area projection
0.49×
Colombia is 0.49× the area of DR Congo. Put the other way, DR Congo is 2.05× the size of Colombia.
| Colombia | DR Congo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 2,344,858 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 112,832,473 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 48 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Kinshasa |
| Region | South America | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 9 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Colombia sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× its true area; DR Congo at 3° S is stretched to 1.0×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Colombia bigger than DR Congo?
- No. Colombia is 2.05 times smaller than DR Congo. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and DR Congo covers 2,344,858 km².
- How many times does Colombia fit into DR Congo?
- About 2.1 times: DR Congo has 2.05× the area of Colombia.
- Why do Colombia and DR Congo look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Colombia is drawn about 1.0× its true area there and DR Congo about 1.0×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Colombia or DR Congo?
- DR Congo: 112,832,473 people against 53,425,635. Density: Colombia 47 per km², DR Congo 48 per km².