Gambia vs Laos
Laos is 21.0 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Laos about 21 times.
GambiaLaosGambia moved onto Laos · Equal-area projection
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Gambia is 0.05× the area of Laos. Put the other way, Laos is 21.0× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Laos | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 236,800 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 7,873,046 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 33 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Vientiane |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Laos at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Laos?
- No. Gambia is 21.0 times smaller than Laos. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Laos covers 236,800 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Laos?
- About 21 times: Laos has 21.0× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Laos 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 Laos about 1.11×. 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 Laos?
- Laos: 7,873,046 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Laos 33 per km².