Colombia vs Gambia
Colombia is 101 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Colombia about 101 times.
ColombiaGambiaColombia moved onto Gambia · Equal-area projection
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Colombia is 101× the area of Gambia.
| Colombia | Gambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 11,300 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 2,822,093 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 250 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Banjul |
| Region | South America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Colombia sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Colombia bigger than Gambia?
- Yes. Colombia is 101 times larger than Gambia. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Gambia covers 11,300 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Colombia?
- About 101 times: Colombia has 101× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Colombia and Gambia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Colombia is drawn about 1.0× 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, Colombia or Gambia?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 2,822,093. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Gambia 250 per km².