Angola vs Gambia
Angola is 110 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Angola about 110 times.
AngolaGambiaAngola moved onto Gambia · Equal-area projection
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Angola is 110× the area of Gambia.
| Angola | Gambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,246,700 km² | 11,300 km² |
| Population | 39,040,039 | 2,822,093 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 250 / km² |
| Capital | Luanda | Banjul |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Angola sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Angola bigger than Gambia?
- Yes. Angola is 110 times larger than Gambia. Angola covers 1,246,700 km² and Gambia covers 11,300 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Angola?
- About 110 times: Angola has 110× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Angola and Gambia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Angola is drawn about 1.05× 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, Angola or Gambia?
- Angola: 39,040,039 people against 2,822,093. Density: Angola 31 per km², Gambia 250 per km².