Colombia vs Mauritania: Surface area

Colombia

1.14 million sq. km

in 2023

Mauritania

1.03 million sq. km

in 2023

Colombia rank

25th

Mauritania rank

28th

Surface area over time

Colombia currently reports 1.14 million sq. km against 1.03 million sq. km in Mauritania, a difference of 109,920 sq. km.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Globally, Colombia ranks 25th and Mauritania ranks 28th of 216 countries.

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.