Colombia vs Guyana
Colombia is 5.31 times larger than Guyana. Guyana would fit into Colombia about 5.3 times.
ColombiaGuyanaColombia moved onto Guyana · Equal-area projection
5.31×
Colombia is 5.31× the area of Guyana.
| Colombia | Guyana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 214,970 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 835,986 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Georgetown |
| Region | South America | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
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; Guyana at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Guyana?
- Yes. Colombia is 5.31 times larger than Guyana. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Guyana covers 214,970 km².
- How many times does Guyana fit into Colombia?
- About 5.3 times: Colombia has 5.31× the area of Guyana.
- Why do Colombia and Guyana 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 Guyana about 1.01×. 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 Guyana?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 835,986. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Guyana 3.9 per km².