Gambia vs Montenegro
Montenegro is 23% larger than Gambia.
GambiaMontenegroGambia moved onto Montenegro · Equal-area projection
0.81×
Gambia is 0.81× the area of Montenegro. Put the other way, Montenegro is 1.23× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Montenegro | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 13,883 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 623,129 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 45 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Podgorica |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 5 |
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; Montenegro at 43° N is stretched to 1.86×. That difference is why Montenegro looks so much bigger than it is next to Gambia. 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 Montenegro?
- No. Gambia is 19% smaller than Montenegro. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Montenegro covers 13,883 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Montenegro?
- About 1.2 times: Montenegro has 1.23× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Montenegro 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 Montenegro about 1.86×. That is why Montenegro looks so much bigger than it really is next to Gambia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Gambia or Montenegro?
- Gambia: 2,822,093 people against 623,129. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Montenegro 45 per km².