Colombia vs Egypt
Colombia is 13% larger than Egypt.
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1.13×
Colombia is 1.13× the area of Egypt.
| Colombia | Egypt | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 1,010,408 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 118,365,995 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 117 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Cairo |
| Region | South America | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 4 |
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; Egypt at 26° N is stretched to 1.25×. 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 Egypt?
- Yes. Colombia is 13% larger than Egypt. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Egypt covers 1,010,408 km².
- How many times does Egypt fit into Colombia?
- About 1.1 times: Colombia has 1.13× the area of Egypt.
- Why do Colombia and Egypt 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 Egypt about 1.25×. 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 Egypt?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 53,425,635. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Egypt 117 per km².