Gambia vs Kuwait
Kuwait is 58% larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Kuwait about 1.6 times.
GambiaKuwaitGambia moved onto Kuwait · Equal-area projection
0.63×
Gambia is 0.63× the area of Kuwait. Put the other way, Kuwait is 1.58× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Kuwait | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 17,818 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 4,865,298 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 273 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Kuwait City |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 2 |
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; Kuwait at 29° N is stretched to 1.32×. 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 Kuwait?
- No. Gambia is 37% smaller than Kuwait. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Kuwait covers 17,818 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Kuwait?
- About 1.6 times: Kuwait has 1.58× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Kuwait 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 Kuwait about 1.32×. 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 Kuwait?
- Kuwait: 4,865,298 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Kuwait 273 per km².