Colombia vs Western Sahara
Colombia is 4.29 times larger than Western Sahara. Western Sahara would fit into Colombia about 4.3 times.
ColombiaWestern SaharaColombia moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
4.29×
Colombia is 4.29× the area of Western Sahara.
| Colombia | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 612,000 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | — |
| Region | South America | Northern 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; Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara?
- Yes. Colombia is 4.29 times larger than Western Sahara. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Western Sahara fit into Colombia?
- About 4.3 times: Colombia has 4.29× the area of Western Sahara.
- Why do Colombia and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 612,000. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².