Gambia vs Mexico
Mexico is 175 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Mexico about 175 times.
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Gambia is 0.01× the area of Mexico. Put the other way, Mexico is 175× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 1,972,550 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 131,946,900 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 67 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Mexico City |
| Region | Western Africa | Central America |
| 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; Mexico at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- No. Gambia is 175 times smaller than Mexico. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Mexico covers 1,972,550 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Mexico?
- About 175 times: Mexico has 175× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Mexico 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 Mexico about 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Mexico 67 per km².