Colombia vs Switzerland
Colombia is 27.7 times larger than Switzerland. Switzerland would fit into Colombia about 28 times.
ColombiaSwitzerlandColombia moved onto Switzerland · Equal-area projection
27.7×
Colombia is 27.7× the area of Switzerland.
| Colombia | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 41,291 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 9,092,436 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Bern |
| Region | South America | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Switzerland at 47° N is stretched to 2.13×. That difference is why Switzerland looks so much bigger than it is next to Colombia. 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 Switzerland?
- Yes. Colombia is 27.7 times larger than Switzerland. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Switzerland covers 41,291 km².
- How many times does Switzerland fit into Colombia?
- About 28 times: Colombia has 27.7× the area of Switzerland.
- Why do Colombia and Switzerland 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 Switzerland about 2.13×. That is why Switzerland looks so much bigger than it really is next to Colombia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Colombia or Switzerland?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 9,092,436. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Switzerland 220 per km².