Gambia vs Maldives
Gambia is 37.9 times larger than Maldives. Maldives would fit into Gambia about 38 times.
GambiaMaldivesGambia moved onto Maldives · Equal-area projection
37.9×
Gambia is 37.9× the area of Maldives.
| Gambia | Maldives | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 298 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 529,676 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 1,777 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Male |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Asia |
| 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; Maldives 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 Maldives?
- Yes. Gambia is 37.9 times larger than Maldives. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Maldives covers 298 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into Gambia?
- About 38 times: Gambia has 37.9× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Gambia and Maldives 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 Maldives 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 Maldives?
- Gambia: 2,822,093 people against 529,676. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Maldives 1,777 per km².