Gambia vs Morocco
Morocco is 39.5 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Morocco about 40 times.
GambiaMoroccoGambia moved onto Morocco · Equal-area projection
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Gambia is 0.03× the area of Morocco. Put the other way, Morocco is 39.5× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Morocco | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 446,550 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 38,430,770 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 86 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Rabat |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 2 |
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; Morocco at 30° N is stretched to 1.33×. 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 Morocco?
- No. Gambia is 39.5 times smaller than Morocco. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Morocco covers 446,550 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Morocco?
- About 40 times: Morocco has 39.5× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Morocco 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 Morocco about 1.33×. 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 Morocco?
- Morocco: 38,430,770 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Morocco 86 per km².