Gambia vs Guinea
Guinea is 21.8 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Guinea about 22 times.
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Gambia is 0.05× the area of Guinea. Put the other way, Guinea is 21.8× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 245,857 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 15,099,727 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 61 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Conakry |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 6 |
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; Guinea at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Guinea?
- No. Gambia is 21.8 times smaller than Guinea. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Guinea covers 245,857 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Guinea?
- About 22 times: Guinea has 21.8× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Guinea 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 Guinea about 1.03×. 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 Guinea?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Guinea 61 per km².