Gambia vs Nepal
Nepal is 13 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Nepal about 13 times.
GambiaNepalGambia moved onto Nepal · Equal-area projection
0.08×
Gambia is 0.08× the area of Nepal. Put the other way, Nepal is 13× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 147,181 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 29,618,118 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 201 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Kathmandu |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Nepal at 28° N is stretched to 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- No. Gambia is 13 times smaller than Nepal. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Nepal covers 147,181 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Nepal?
- About 13 times: Nepal has 13× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Nepal 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 Nepal about 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- Nepal: 29,618,118 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Nepal 201 per km².