Colombia vs South Sudan
Colombia is 77% larger than South Sudan. South Sudan would fit into Colombia about 1.8 times.
ColombiaSouth SudanColombia moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
1.77×
Colombia is 1.77× the area of South Sudan.
| Colombia | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Juba |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; South Sudan at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 South Sudan?
- Yes. Colombia is 77% larger than South Sudan. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does South Sudan fit into Colombia?
- About 1.8 times: Colombia has 1.77× the area of South Sudan.
- Why do Colombia and South Sudan 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 South Sudan about 1.02×. 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 South Sudan?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 12,188,788. Density: Colombia 47 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².