Colombia vs Libya
Libya is 54% larger than Colombia. Colombia would fit into Libya about 1.5 times.
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Colombia is 0.65× the area of Libya. Put the other way, Libya is 1.54× the size of Colombia.
| Colombia | Libya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 1,759,541 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 7,458,555 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 4.2 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Tripoli |
| Region | South America | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 6 |
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; Libya at 27° N is stretched to 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- No. Colombia is 35% smaller than Libya. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Libya covers 1,759,541 km².
- How many times does Colombia fit into Libya?
- About 1.5 times: Libya has 1.54× the area of Colombia.
- Why do Colombia and Libya 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 Libya about 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 7,458,555. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Libya 4.2 per km².