Colombia vs Mexico
Mexico is 73% larger than Colombia. Colombia would fit into Mexico about 1.7 times.
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Colombia is 0.58× the area of Mexico. Put the other way, Mexico is 1.73× the size of Colombia.
| Colombia | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 1,972,550 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 131,946,900 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 67 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Mexico City |
| Region | South America | Central 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; Mexico at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- No. Colombia is 42% smaller than Mexico. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Mexico covers 1,972,550 km².
- How many times does Colombia fit into Mexico?
- About 1.7 times: Mexico has 1.73× the area of Colombia.
- Why do Colombia and Mexico 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 Mexico about 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 53,425,635. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Mexico 67 per km².