Comoros vs Gambia
Gambia is 5.56 times larger than Comoros. Comoros would fit into Gambia about 5.6 times.
ComorosGambiaComoros moved onto Gambia · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 0.18× the area of Gambia. Put the other way, Gambia is 5.56× the size of Comoros.
| Comoros | Gambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 11,300 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 2,822,093 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 250 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | Banjul |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Comoros sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Comoros bigger than Gambia?
- No. Comoros is 5.56 times smaller than Gambia. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Gambia covers 11,300 km².
- How many times does Comoros fit into Gambia?
- About 5.6 times: Gambia has 5.56× the area of Comoros.
- Why do Comoros and Gambia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Comoros is drawn about 1.04× 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, Comoros or Gambia?
- Gambia: 2,822,093 people against 882,847. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Gambia 250 per km².