Gambia vs Israel
Israel is 84% larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Israel about 1.8 times.
GambiaIsraelGambia moved onto Israel · Equal-area projection
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Gambia is 0.54× the area of Israel. Put the other way, Israel is 1.84× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Israel | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 20,770 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 10,122,800 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 487 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Jerusalem |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 5 |
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; Israel at 31° N is stretched to 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- No. Gambia is 46% smaller than Israel. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Israel covers 20,770 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Israel?
- About 1.8 times: Israel has 1.84× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Israel 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 Israel about 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- Israel: 10,122,800 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Israel 487 per km².