Colombia vs Equatorial Guinea
Colombia is 40.7 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Colombia about 41 times.
ColombiaEquatorial GuineaColombia moved onto Equatorial Guinea · Equal-area projection
40.7×
Colombia is 40.7× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
| Colombia | Equatorial Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 28,051 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 1,938,431 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 69 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Malabo |
| Region | South America | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 2 |
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; Equatorial Guinea at 2° N 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Yes. Colombia is 40.7 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Colombia?
- About 41 times: Colombia has 40.7× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Colombia and Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 1,938,431. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Equatorial Guinea 69 per km².