Chile vs Gambia
Chile is 66.9 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Chile about 67 times.
ChileGambiaChile moved onto Gambia · Equal-area projection
66.9×
Chile is 66.9× the area of Gambia.
| Chile | Gambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 11,300 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 2,822,093 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 250 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Banjul |
| Region | South America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Chile sits at about 36°S and is stretched to 1.53× 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 Chile bigger than Gambia?
- Yes. Chile is 66.9 times larger than Gambia. Chile covers 756,102 km² and Gambia covers 11,300 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Chile?
- About 67 times: Chile has 66.9× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Chile and Gambia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chile is drawn about 1.53× 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, Chile or Gambia?
- Chile: 19,859,921 people against 2,822,093. Density: Chile 26 per km², Gambia 250 per km².