Afghanistan vs Gambia
Afghanistan is 57.7 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Afghanistan about 58 times.
AfghanistanGambiaAfghanistan moved onto Gambia · Equal-area projection
57.7×
Afghanistan is 57.7× the area of Gambia.
| Afghanistan | Gambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 11,300 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 2,822,093 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 250 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Banjul |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Gambia at 13° N is stretched to 1.06×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than Gambia?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 57.7 times larger than Gambia. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Gambia covers 11,300 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Afghanistan?
- About 58 times: Afghanistan has 57.7× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Afghanistan and Gambia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Gambia about 1.06×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Gambia?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 2,822,093. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Gambia 250 per km².