Gambia vs Guam
Gambia is 20.8 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into Gambia about 21 times.
GambiaGuamGambia moved onto Guam · Equal-area projection
20.8×
Gambia is 20.8× the area of Guam.
| Gambia | Guam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 544 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 168,999 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 311 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Agana |
| Region | Western Africa | Micronesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Gambia sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.06× its true area; Guam 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 Gambia bigger than Guam?
- Yes. Gambia is 20.8 times larger than Guam. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Guam covers 544 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into Gambia?
- About 21 times: Gambia has 20.8× the area of Guam.
- Why do Gambia and Guam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gambia is drawn about 1.06× its true area there and Guam 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, Gambia or Guam?
- Gambia: 2,822,093 people against 168,999. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Guam 311 per km².