How big is Bolivia really?
Bolivia covers 1,087,321 km² (419,817 mi²).
- Area
- 1,087,321 km² (419,817 mi²)
- Rank by area
- 28 of 219 countries and territories
- Closest in size
- Ethiopia (1,131,665 km²)
- Population
- 12,300,000
- People per km²
- 11
- Size on a Mercator map
- 1.1 times the real size
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Bolivia vs United States (Contiguous 48)
The larger of the two covers 7.3 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 7.3 times.
| Bolivia | United States (Contiguous 48) | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,087,321 km² | 7,930,605 km² |
| Population | 12,300,000 | 330,211,806 |
| People per km² | 11 | 42 |
| Difference in area | 6,843,284 km² | |
Bolivia vs United Kingdom
The larger of the two covers 4.5 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 4.5 times.
| Bolivia | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,087,321 km² | 242,602 km² |
| Population | 12,300,000 | 67,736,802 |
| People per km² | 11 | 279 |
| Difference in area | 844,719 km² | |
Bolivia on a Mercator map
Most online maps and many printed world maps use the Mercator projection, which enlarges areas more and more towards the poles. This outline lies near the equator, so these maps draw it almost at its true size (1.1 times).
The outline reaches from 22.9° S to 9.7° S; at these latitudes Mercator enlarges areas between 1 and 1.2 times.
Countries closest in size
| Rank | Country | Area | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Niger | 1,184,687 km² | +9% |
| 26 | Colombia | 1,143,366 km² | +5.2% |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 1,131,665 km² | +4.1% |
| 28 | Bolivia | 1,087,321 km² | – |
| 29 | Mauritania | 1,041,287 km² | -4.2% |
| 30 | Egypt | 1,001,884 km² | -7.9% |
Bolivia: largest regions
| Region | Area | Share of the country |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz | 369,316 km² | 34% |
| Beni | 204,723 km² | 19% |
| La Paz | 131,725 km² | 12% |
| Potosí | 119,701 km² | 11% |
| Pando | 63,839 km² | 5.9% |
- First-level regions in TrueSize
- 9
Bolivia in history
- First entry on the timeline
- 9550 BC: Iroco forager communities
- Border changes on the timeline
- 20
- Largest extent on the timeline
- 1,955,875 km² (1825–1866)
- Not on the map
- 6049 BC–3636 BC, 3380 BC–3322 BC, 2895 BC–2847 BC, 1742 BC–1501 BC
| Names on the timeline | Years |
|---|---|
| Aymara lands under Inca influence | 1450–1462 |
| Qullasuyu | 1463–1531 |
| Upper Peru | 1532–1824 |
| Spanish Upper Peru | 1538–1541 |
| Upper Peru in the Viceroyalty of Peru | 1542–1558 |
| Audiencia of Charcas | 1559–1775 |
| Charcas in the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata | 1776–1808 |
| Republic of Bolívar | 1825 |
| Bolivian Republic | 1826–1835 |
| Bolivian State | 1836–1838 |
| Republic of Bolivia | 1839–2008 |
| Plurinational State of Bolivia | 2009–Today |
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Areas are calculated from the outlines TrueSize draws on the map, so they can differ slightly from official figures. Population figures are estimates.