Gambia vs Malta
Gambia is 35.8 times larger than Malta. Malta would fit into Gambia about 36 times.
GambiaMaltaGambia moved onto Malta · Equal-area projection
35.8×
Gambia is 35.8× the area of Malta.
| Gambia | Malta | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 316 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 579,704 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 1,835 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Valletta |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Europe |
| 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; Malta at 36° N is stretched to 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- Yes. Gambia is 35.8 times larger than Malta. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Malta covers 316 km².
- How many times does Malta fit into Gambia?
- About 36 times: Gambia has 35.8× the area of Malta.
- Why do Gambia and Malta 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 Malta about 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- Gambia: 2,822,093 people against 579,704. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Malta 1,835 per km².