Colombia vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 97% larger than Colombia. Colombia would fit into Saudi Arabia about 2.0 times.
ColombiaSaudi ArabiaColombia moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
0.51×
Colombia is 0.51× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 1.97× the size of Colombia.
| Colombia | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Riyadh |
| Region | South America | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia?
- No. Colombia is 49% smaller than Saudi Arabia. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Colombia fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 2.0 times: Saudi Arabia has 1.97× the area of Colombia.
- Why do Colombia and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 36,973,555. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².