Colombia vs Zimbabwe
Colombia is 2.92 times larger than Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe would fit into Colombia about 2.9 times.
ColombiaZimbabweColombia moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
2.92×
Colombia is 2.92× the area of Zimbabwe.
| Colombia | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Harare |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Yes. Colombia is 2.92 times larger than Zimbabwe. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Zimbabwe fit into Colombia?
- About 2.9 times: Colombia has 2.92× the area of Zimbabwe.
- Why do Colombia and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 16,950,795. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².