Gambia vs Mozambique
Mozambique is 70.9 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Mozambique about 71 times.
GambiaMozambiqueGambia moved onto Mozambique · Equal-area projection
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Gambia is 0.01× the area of Mozambique. Put the other way, Mozambique is 70.9× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Maputo |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 6 |
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; Mozambique at 17° S is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Mozambique?
- No. Gambia is 70.9 times smaller than Mozambique. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Mozambique?
- About 71 times: Mozambique has 70.9× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Mozambique 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 Mozambique about 1.1×. 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 Mozambique?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².