Colombia vs Philippines
Colombia is 3.32 times larger than Philippines. Philippines would fit into Colombia about 3.3 times.
ColombiaPhilippinesColombia moved onto Philippines · Equal-area projection
3.32×
Colombia is 3.32× the area of Philippines.
| Colombia | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 343,448 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 116,786,962 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 340 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Manila |
| Region | South America | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
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; Philippines at 12° N is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- Yes. Colombia is 3.32 times larger than Philippines. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Philippines covers 343,448 km².
- How many times does Philippines fit into Colombia?
- About 3.3 times: Colombia has 3.32× the area of Philippines.
- Why do Colombia and Philippines 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 Philippines about 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- Philippines: 116,786,962 people against 53,425,635. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Philippines 340 per km².