Colombia vs Peru
Peru is 13% larger than Colombia.
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Colombia is 0.89× the area of Peru. Put the other way, Peru is 1.13× the size of Colombia.
| Colombia | Peru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 1,285,216 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 34,576,665 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Lima |
| Region | South America | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 5 |
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; Peru at 9° S is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- No. Colombia is 11% smaller than Peru. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Peru covers 1,285,216 km².
- How many times does Colombia fit into Peru?
- About 1.1 times: Peru has 1.13× the area of Colombia.
- Why do Colombia and Peru 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 Peru about 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 34,576,665. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Peru 27 per km².