Gambia vs Malaysia
Malaysia is 29.3 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Malaysia about 29 times.
GambiaMalaysiaGambia moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
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Gambia is 0.03× the area of Malaysia. Put the other way, Malaysia is 29.3× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
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; Malaysia at 4° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Malaysia?
- No. Gambia is 29.3 times smaller than Malaysia. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Malaysia?
- About 29 times: Malaysia has 29.3× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Malaysia 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 Malaysia about 1.0×. 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 Malaysia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².