Colombia is 1.01× the size of Ethiopia
Colombia covers about 1,135,000 km² (438,000 mi²) and Ethiopia about 1,127,000 km² (435,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,135,000km²Colombia
- 1,127,000km²Ethiopia
500 km
- Colombia
- Ethiopia
What fits
- Ethiopia is 99% of the size of Colombia.
- Colombia is larger by 7,740 km² (2,990 mi²), which is 0.7% of the area of Ethiopia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Colombia is about 37.0, Ethiopia about 36.8.
How they differ
- Colombia is larger, but Ethiopia has the larger population: 128.7 million against 52.3 million, 2.46× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 114 in Ethiopia against 46 in Colombia: Ethiopia is 2.48× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,400 km apart.
- On a standard web map Ethiopia looks larger than Colombia: Colombia at 4°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Ethiopia at 9°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Ethiopia as 1.01× the size of Colombia, when Colombia is 1.01× the size of Ethiopia.
- Together Colombia and Ethiopia cover 2,262,000 km², close to the size of Algeria (2,309,000 km², 2.0% bigger).
- At Ethiopia's density, Colombia would have 129.6 million people (it has 52.3 million). At Colombia's density, Ethiopia would have 52.0 million (it has 128.7 million).
- Ethiopia's centre is 4.7° of latitude, about 520 km, farther north than Colombia's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Colombia | 1.01× |
| More people | Ethiopia | 2.46× |
| More crowded | Ethiopia | 2.48× |
| Farther north | Ethiopia | 4.7° of latitude |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Colombia | Ethiopia |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 37.0× | 36.8× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 4.66× | 4.62× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 3.17× | 3.15× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 3.04× | 3.02× |
| France 548,000 km² | 2.07× | 2.06× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.36× | 0.36× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.13× | 0.13× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.12× | 0.12× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.07× | 0.07× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Colombia | Ethiopia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 1,135,000 km²438,000 mi² | 1,127,000 km²435,000 mi² |
| Population | 52.3 millionWikidata, 2023 | 128.7 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 46 per km² | 114 per km² |
| Official area | 1,142,000 km²Wikidata | 1,104,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Bogotá | Addis Ababa |
| Latitude range | 4°S to 14°N | 3°N to 15°N |
| Continent | South America | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2023, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,142,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,135,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 1,127,000 km² is 2.1% above Wikidata's official figure of 1,104,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-11