Gambia vs Macao
Gambia is 98.3 times larger than Macao. Macao would fit into Gambia about 98 times.
GambiaMacaoGambia moved onto Macao · Equal-area projection
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Gambia is 98.3× the area of Macao.
| Gambia | Macao | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 115 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 685,900 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 5,964 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | — |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 1 |
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; Macao at 22° N is stretched to 1.17×. 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 Macao?
- Yes. Gambia is 98.3 times larger than Macao. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Macao covers 115 km².
- How many times does Macao fit into Gambia?
- About 98 times: Gambia has 98.3× the area of Macao.
- Why do Gambia and Macao 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 Macao about 1.17×. 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 Macao?
- Gambia: 2,822,093 people against 685,900. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Macao 5,964 per km².