Gambia vs Indonesia
Indonesia is 169 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Indonesia about 169 times.
GambiaIndonesiaGambia moved onto Indonesia · Equal-area projection
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Gambia is 0.01× the area of Indonesia. Put the other way, Indonesia is 169× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Indonesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 1,904,570 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 285,721,236 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 150 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Jakarta |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
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; Indonesia at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Indonesia?
- No. Gambia is 169 times smaller than Indonesia. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Indonesia?
- About 169 times: Indonesia has 169× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Indonesia 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 Indonesia about 1.0×. 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 Indonesia?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Indonesia 150 per km².