Gambia vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 52.0 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Madagascar about 52 times.
GambiaMadagascarGambia moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Gambia is 0.02× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 52.0× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Antananarivo |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
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; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- No. Gambia is 52.0 times smaller than Madagascar. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Madagascar?
- About 52 times: Madagascar has 52.0× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Madagascar 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 Madagascar about 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².