Colombia vs Mali
Mali is 9% larger than Colombia.
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Colombia is 0.92× the area of Mali. Put the other way, Mali is 1.09× the size of Colombia.
| Colombia | Mali | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 1,240,192 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 25,198,821 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 20 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Bamako |
| Region | South America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Mali at 17° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Mali?
- No. Colombia is 8% smaller than Mali. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Mali covers 1,240,192 km².
- How many times does Colombia fit into Mali?
- About 1.1 times: Mali has 1.09× the area of Colombia.
- Why do Colombia and Mali 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 Mali about 1.1×. 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 Mali?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 25,198,821. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Mali 20 per km².