Colombia vs Guatemala
Colombia is 10.5 times larger than Guatemala. Guatemala would fit into Colombia about 10 times.
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Colombia is 10.5× the area of Guatemala.
| Colombia | Guatemala | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 108,889 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 18,687,881 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 172 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Guatemala City |
| Region | South America | Central America |
| 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; Guatemala at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Guatemala?
- Yes. Colombia is 10.5 times larger than Guatemala. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Guatemala covers 108,889 km².
- How many times does Guatemala fit into Colombia?
- About 10 times: Colombia has 10.5× the area of Guatemala.
- Why do Colombia and Guatemala 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 Guatemala about 1.08×. 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 Guatemala?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 18,687,881. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Guatemala 172 per km².