Colombia vs Togo
Colombia is 20.1 times larger than Togo. Togo would fit into Colombia about 20 times.
ColombiaTogoColombia moved onto Togo · Equal-area projection
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Colombia is 20.1× the area of Togo.
| Colombia | Togo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 56,785 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 8,591,626 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 151 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Lome |
| Region | South America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
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; Togo at 9° 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 Togo?
- Yes. Colombia is 20.1 times larger than Togo. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Togo covers 56,785 km².
- How many times does Togo fit into Colombia?
- About 20 times: Colombia has 20.1× the area of Togo.
- Why do Colombia and Togo 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 Togo 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 Togo?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 8,591,626. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Togo 151 per km².