Egypt vs Gambia
Egypt is 89.4 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Egypt about 89 times.
EgyptGambiaEgypt moved onto Gambia · Equal-area projection
89.4×
Egypt is 89.4× the area of Gambia.
| Egypt | Gambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 11,300 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 2,822,093 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 250 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Banjul |
| Region | Northern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than Gambia?
- Yes. Egypt is 89.4 times larger than Gambia. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Gambia covers 11,300 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Egypt?
- About 89 times: Egypt has 89.4× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Egypt and Gambia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or Gambia?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 2,822,093. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Gambia 250 per km².