Colombia vs Paraguay
Colombia is 2.81 times larger than Paraguay. Paraguay would fit into Colombia about 2.8 times.
ColombiaParaguayColombia moved onto Paraguay · Equal-area projection
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Colombia is 2.81× the area of Paraguay.
| Colombia | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 406,756 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 7,013,078 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Asuncion |
| Region | South America | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Paraguay at 23° S is stretched to 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- Yes. Colombia is 2.81 times larger than Paraguay. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Paraguay covers 406,756 km².
- How many times does Paraguay fit into Colombia?
- About 2.8 times: Colombia has 2.81× the area of Paraguay.
- Why do Colombia and Paraguay 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 Paraguay about 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 7,013,078. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Paraguay 17 per km².