Gambia vs Lithuania
Lithuania is 5.78 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Lithuania about 5.8 times.
GambiaLithuaniaGambia moved onto Lithuania · Equal-area projection
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Gambia is 0.17× the area of Lithuania. Put the other way, Lithuania is 5.78× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Lithuania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 65,300 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 2,888,774 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Vilnius |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 4 |
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; Lithuania at 55° N is stretched to 3.09×. That difference is why Lithuania 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 Lithuania?
- No. Gambia is 5.78 times smaller than Lithuania. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Lithuania covers 65,300 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Lithuania?
- About 5.8 times: Lithuania has 5.78× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Lithuania 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 Lithuania about 3.09×. That is why Lithuania 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 Lithuania?
- Lithuania: 2,888,774 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Lithuania 44 per km².