Ecuador vs Gambia
Ecuador is 22.8 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Ecuador about 23 times.
EcuadorGambiaEcuador moved onto Gambia · Equal-area projection
22.8×
Ecuador is 22.8× the area of Gambia.
| Ecuador | Gambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 257,204 km² | 11,300 km² |
| Population | 18,289,896 | 2,822,093 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 250 / km² |
| Capital | Quito | Banjul |
| Region | South America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ecuador sits at about 1°S 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 Ecuador bigger than Gambia?
- Yes. Ecuador is 22.8 times larger than Gambia. Ecuador covers 257,204 km² and Gambia covers 11,300 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Ecuador?
- About 23 times: Ecuador has 22.8× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Ecuador and Gambia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ecuador 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, Ecuador or Gambia?
- Ecuador: 18,289,896 people against 2,822,093. Density: Ecuador 71 per km², Gambia 250 per km².