What is the difference in surface area between Bolivia and Colombia?

42,040 sq. km, with Colombia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Colombia?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Bolivia vs Colombia: Surface area (sq. km)

Bolivia

1.10 million sq. km

in 2024

Colombia

1.14 million sq. km

in 2024

Bolivia rank

27th

Colombia rank

25th

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Bolivia
Colombia

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 1.14 million sq. km against 1.10 million sq. km in Bolivia, a difference of 42,040 sq. km.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Bolivia ranks 27th and Colombia ranks 25th of 216 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia	Colombia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.10 million sq. km	1.14 million sq. km	43,170 sq. km	Colombia
1970s	1.10 million sq. km	1.14 million sq. km	43,170 sq. km	Colombia
1980s	1.10 million sq. km	1.14 million sq. km	43,170 sq. km	Colombia
1990s	1.10 million sq. km	1.14 million sq. km	43,170 sq. km	Colombia
2000s	1.10 million sq. km	1.14 million sq. km	43,170 sq. km	Colombia
2010s	1.10 million sq. km	1.14 million sq. km	43,170 sq. km	Colombia
2020s	1.10 million sq. km	1.14 million sq. km	42,040 sq. km	Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Bolivia or Colombia?: Colombia, at 1.14 million sq. km against 1.10 million sq. km in Bolivia as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Bolivia and Colombia?: 42,040 sq. km, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Colombia?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Bolivia and Colombia rank globally for surface area?: Bolivia ranks 27th and Colombia ranks 25th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: 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), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 264 places, 16,669 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

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