Niger is 1.04× the size of Colombia

Niger covers about 1,181,000 km² (456,000 mi²) and Colombia about 1,135,000 km² (438,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

1,181,000km²Niger
1,135,000km²Colombia

500 km

Niger
Colombia

What fits

Colombia is 96% of the size of Niger.
Niger is larger by 46,200 km² (17,800 mi²), which is 4.1% of the area of Colombia.
Measured in Belgiums: Niger is about 38.5, Colombia about 37.0.

How they differ

Niger is larger, but Colombia has the larger population: 52.3 million against 21.5 million, 2.44× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 46 in Colombia against 18 in Niger: Colombia is 2.54× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 9,070 km apart.
Together Niger and Colombia cover 2,316,000 km², close to the size of Algeria (2,309,000 km², 0.3% smaller).
The gap between them, 46,200 km², is about the size of Estonia (45,800 km²).
At Colombia's density, Niger would have 54.4 million people (it has 21.5 million). At Niger's density, Colombia would have 20.6 million (it has 52.3 million).
Niger's centre is 13.5° of latitude, about 1,500 km, farther north than Colombia's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Niger	1.04×
More people	Colombia	2.44×
More crowded	Colombia	2.54×
Farther north	Niger	13.5° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Niger	1.1× against 1.0×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Niger	Colombia
Belgium 30,700 km²	38.5×	37.0×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	4.85×	4.66×
Germany 358,000 km²	3.30×	3.17×
Japan 374,000 km²	3.16×	3.04×
France 548,000 km²	2.16×	2.07×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.37×	0.36×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.14×	0.13×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.13×	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

	Niger	Colombia
Area, main territory	1,181,000 km²456,000 mi²	1,135,000 km²438,000 mi²
Population	21.5 millionWikidata, 2017	52.3 millionWikidata, 2023
Density	18 per km²	46 per km²
Official area	1,267,000 km²Wikidata	1,142,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	Niamey	Bogotá
Latitude range	12°N to 24°N	4°S to 14°N
Continent	Africa	South America

Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2023, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Our measured 1,181,000 km² is 6.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,267,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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

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