Gambia vs Namibia
Namibia is 73.1 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Namibia about 73 times.
GambiaNamibiaGambia moved onto Namibia · Equal-area projection
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Gambia is 0.01× the area of Namibia. Put the other way, Namibia is 73.1× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 825,615 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 3,092,816 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 3.7 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Windhoek |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 4 |
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; Namibia at 22° S is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- No. Gambia is 73.1 times smaller than Namibia. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Namibia covers 825,615 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Namibia?
- About 73 times: Namibia has 73.1× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Namibia 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 Namibia about 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- Namibia: 3,092,816 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Namibia 3.7 per km².