Eswatini vs Gambia
Eswatini is 54% larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Eswatini about 1.5 times.
EswatiniGambiaEswatini moved onto Gambia · Equal-area projection
1.54×
Eswatini is 1.54× the area of Gambia.
| Eswatini | Gambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 11,300 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 2,822,093 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 250 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Banjul |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Eswatini sits at about 27°S 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 Eswatini bigger than Gambia?
- Yes. Eswatini is 54% larger than Gambia. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and Gambia covers 11,300 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Eswatini?
- About 1.5 times: Eswatini has 1.54× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Eswatini and Gambia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eswatini 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, Eswatini or Gambia?
- Gambia: 2,822,093 people against 1,256,174. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², Gambia 250 per km².