Gambia vs Kenya
Kenya is 51.4 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Kenya about 51 times.
GambiaKenyaGambia moved onto Kenya · Equal-area projection
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Gambia is 0.02× the area of Kenya. Put the other way, Kenya is 51.4× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 581,309 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 57,532,493 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 99 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Nairobi |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Kenya at 1° N 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 Kenya?
- No. Gambia is 51.4 times smaller than Kenya. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Kenya covers 581,309 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Kenya?
- About 51 times: Kenya has 51.4× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Kenya 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 Kenya 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 Kenya?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Kenya 99 per km².