Colombia vs Mozambique
Colombia is 42% larger than Mozambique.
ColombiaMozambiqueColombia moved onto Mozambique · Equal-area projection
1.42×
Colombia is 1.42× the area of Mozambique.
| Colombia | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Maputo |
| Region | South America | Eastern 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; Mozambique at 17° S 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 Mozambique?
- Yes. Colombia is 42% larger than Mozambique. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does Mozambique fit into Colombia?
- About 1.4 times: Colombia has 1.42× the area of Mozambique.
- Why do Colombia and Mozambique 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 Mozambique 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 Mozambique?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 35,631,653. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².