Eritrea vs Gambia
Eritrea is 10.4 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Eritrea about 10 times.
EritreaGambiaEritrea moved onto Gambia · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 10.4× the area of Gambia.
| Eritrea | Gambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 11,300 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 2,822,093 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 250 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Banjul |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eritrea sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Eritrea bigger than Gambia?
- Yes. Eritrea is 10.4 times larger than Gambia. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Gambia covers 11,300 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Eritrea?
- About 10 times: Eritrea has 10.4× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Eritrea and Gambia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea is drawn about 1.08× 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, Eritrea or Gambia?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 2,822,093. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Gambia 250 per km².