Chad vs Gambia
Chad is 114 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Chad about 114 times.
ChadGambiaChad moved onto Gambia · Equal-area projection
114×
Chad is 114× the area of Gambia.
| Chad | Gambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 11,300 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 2,822,093 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 250 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | Banjul |
| Region | Middle Africa | 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. Chad sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.07× 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 Chad bigger than Gambia?
- Yes. Chad is 114 times larger than Gambia. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and Gambia covers 11,300 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Chad?
- About 114 times: Chad has 114× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Chad and Gambia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chad is drawn about 1.07× 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, Chad or Gambia?
- Chad: 21,003,705 people against 2,822,093. Density: Chad 16 per km², Gambia 250 per km².