Gambia vs Nicaragua
Nicaragua is 10.6 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Nicaragua about 11 times.
GambiaNicaraguaGambia moved onto Nicaragua · Equal-area projection
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Gambia is 0.09× the area of Nicaragua. Put the other way, Nicaragua is 10.6× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 120,340 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 7,007,502 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Managua |
| Region | Western Africa | Central America |
| 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; Nicaragua at 13° N is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Nicaragua?
- No. Gambia is 10.6 times smaller than Nicaragua. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Nicaragua covers 120,340 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Nicaragua?
- About 11 times: Nicaragua has 10.6× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua about 1.05×. 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 Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua: 7,007,502 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Nicaragua 58 per km².