Ethiopia vs Gambia
Ethiopia is 97.7 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Ethiopia about 98 times.
EthiopiaGambiaEthiopia moved onto Gambia · Equal-area projection
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Ethiopia is 97.7× the area of Gambia.
| Ethiopia | Gambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,104,300 km² | 11,300 km² |
| Population | 135,472,051 | 2,822,093 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 250 / km² |
| Capital | Addis Ababa | Banjul |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ethiopia sits at about 9°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Ethiopia bigger than Gambia?
- Yes. Ethiopia is 97.7 times larger than Gambia. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and Gambia covers 11,300 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Ethiopia?
- About 98 times: Ethiopia has 97.7× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Ethiopia and Gambia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ethiopia is drawn about 1.02× 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, Ethiopia or Gambia?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 2,822,093. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², Gambia 250 per km².