Colombia vs Iran
Iran is 44% larger than Colombia.
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0.69×
Colombia is 0.69× the area of Iran. Put the other way, Iran is 1.44× the size of Colombia.
| Colombia | Iran | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 1,648,195 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 92,417,681 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Tehran |
| Region | South America | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 7 |
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; Iran at 33° N is stretched to 1.41×. 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 Iran?
- No. Colombia is 31% smaller than Iran. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Iran covers 1,648,195 km².
- How many times does Colombia fit into Iran?
- About 1.4 times: Iran has 1.44× the area of Colombia.
- Why do Colombia and Iran 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 Iran about 1.41×. 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 Iran?
- Iran: 92,417,681 people against 53,425,635. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Iran 56 per km².