Mexico is 1.72× the size of Colombia
Mexico covers about 1,958,000 km² (756,000 mi²) and Colombia about 1,135,000 km² (438,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,958,000km²Mexico
- 1,135,000km²Colombia
500 km
- Mexico
- Colombia
What fits
- Colombia is 58% of the size of Mexico.
- Mexico is larger by 823,000 km² (318,000 mi²), which is 72% of the area of Colombia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Mexico is about 63.8, Colombia about 37.0.
How they differ
- Mexico also has the larger population: 132.3 million against 52.3 million, 2.53× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 68 in Mexico against 46 in Colombia: Mexico is 1.47× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,830 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Mexico at 24°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Colombia at 4°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Mexico as 2.05× the size of Colombia instead of 1.72×.
- Together Mexico and Colombia cover 3,093,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 1.9% bigger).
- The gap between them, 823,000 km², is about the size of Namibia (823,000 km²).
- At Colombia's density, Mexico would have 90.2 million people (it has 132.3 million). At Mexico's density, Colombia would have 76.7 million (it has 52.3 million).
- Mexico's centre is 20.0° of latitude, about 2,230 km, farther north than Colombia's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Mexico | 1.72× |
| More people | Mexico | 2.53× |
| More crowded | Mexico | 1.47× |
| Farther north | Mexico | 20.0° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Mexico | 1.2× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Mexico | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 63.8× | 37.0× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 8.03× | 4.66× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 5.47× | 3.17× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 5.24× | 3.04× |
| France 548,000 km² | 3.57× | 2.07× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.62× | 0.36× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.23× | 0.13× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.21× | 0.12× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.12× | 0.07× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Mexico | Colombia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 1,958,000 km²756,000 mi² | 1,135,000 km²438,000 mi² |
| Population | 132.3 millionWikidata, 2024 | 52.3 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 68 per km² | 46 per km² |
| Official area | 1,961,000 km²Wikidata | 1,142,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Mexico City | Bogotá |
| Latitude range | 15°N to 33°N | 4°S to 14°N |
| Continent | North America | South America |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2023, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,961,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,958,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,142,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,135,000 km², to within 2%.
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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