Curaçao vs Gambia
Gambia is 25.5 times larger than Curaçao. Curaçao would fit into Gambia about 25 times.
CuraçaoGambiaCuraçao moved onto Gambia · Equal-area projection
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Curaçao is 0.04× the area of Gambia. Put the other way, Gambia is 25.5× the size of Curaçao.
| Curaçao | Gambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 444 km² | 11,300 km² |
| Population | 156,263 | 2,822,093 |
| Density | 352 / km² | 250 / km² |
| Capital | Willemstad | Banjul |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Curaçao sits at about 12°N 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 Curaçao bigger than Gambia?
- No. Curaçao is 25.5 times smaller than Gambia. Curaçao covers 444 km² and Gambia covers 11,300 km².
- How many times does Curaçao fit into Gambia?
- About 25 times: Gambia has 25.5× the area of Curaçao.
- Why do Curaçao and Gambia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Curaçao 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, Curaçao or Gambia?
- Gambia: 2,822,093 people against 156,263. Density: Curaçao 352 per km², Gambia 250 per km².