Gambia vs Liechtenstein
Gambia is 70.6 times larger than Liechtenstein. Liechtenstein would fit into Gambia about 71 times.
GambiaLiechtensteinGambia moved onto Liechtenstein · Equal-area projection
70.6×
Gambia is 70.6× the area of Liechtenstein.
| Gambia | Liechtenstein | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 160 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 41,024 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 256 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Vaduz |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Liechtenstein at 47° N is stretched to 2.16×. That difference is why Liechtenstein looks so much bigger than it is next to Gambia. 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 Liechtenstein?
- Yes. Gambia is 70.6 times larger than Liechtenstein. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Liechtenstein covers 160 km².
- How many times does Liechtenstein fit into Gambia?
- About 71 times: Gambia has 70.6× the area of Liechtenstein.
- Why do Gambia and Liechtenstein 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 Liechtenstein about 2.16×. That is why Liechtenstein looks so much bigger than it really is next to Gambia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Gambia or Liechtenstein?
- Gambia: 2,822,093 people against 41,024. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Liechtenstein 256 per km².