Colombia vs Ethiopia: Land area

Colombia

1.11 million sq. km

in 2023

Ethiopia

1.13 million sq. km

in 2023

Colombia rank

26th

Ethiopia rank

25th

Land area over time

Colombia
Ethiopia

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 1.13 million sq. km against 1.11 million sq. km in Colombia, a difference of 19,000 sq. km.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Colombia ahead.

Globally, Colombia ranks 26th and Ethiopia ranks 25th of 216 countries.

Individual pages

Land area in Colombia
Land area in Ethiopia
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.