Colombia vs Macao
Colombia is 9,928 times larger than Macao. Macao would fit into Colombia about 9928 times.
ColombiaMacaoColombia moved onto Macao · Equal-area projection
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Colombia is 9,928× the area of Macao.
| Colombia | Macao | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 115 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 685,900 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 5,964 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | — |
| Region | South America | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 1 |
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; Macao at 22° N is stretched to 1.17×. 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 Macao?
- Yes. Colombia is 9,928 times larger than Macao. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Macao covers 115 km².
- How many times does Macao fit into Colombia?
- About 9928 times: Colombia has 9,928× the area of Macao.
- Why do Colombia and Macao 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 Macao about 1.17×. 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 Macao?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 685,900. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Macao 5,964 per km².