Colombia vs Uganda
Colombia is 4.74 times larger than Uganda. Uganda would fit into Colombia about 4.7 times.
ColombiaUgandaColombia moved onto Uganda · Equal-area projection
4.74×
Colombia is 4.74× the area of Uganda.
| Colombia | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 241,038 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 51,384,894 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 213 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Kampala |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Uganda at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- Yes. Colombia is 4.74 times larger than Uganda. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Uganda covers 241,038 km².
- How many times does Uganda fit into Colombia?
- About 4.7 times: Colombia has 4.74× the area of Uganda.
- Why do Colombia and Uganda 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 Uganda about 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 51,384,894. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Uganda 213 per km².