Gambia vs Northern Mariana Islands
Gambia is 24.4 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands would fit into Gambia about 24 times.
GambiaNorthern Mariana IslandsGambia moved onto Northern Mariana Islands · Equal-area projection
24.4×
Gambia is 24.4× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
| Gambia | Northern Mariana Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 464 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 43,541 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 94 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Saipan |
| Region | Western Africa | Micronesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
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; Northern Mariana Islands at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- Yes. Gambia is 24.4 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km².
- How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into Gambia?
- About 24 times: Gambia has 24.4× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
- Why do Gambia and Northern Mariana Islands 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 Northern Mariana Islands about 1.08×. 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- Gambia: 2,822,093 people against 43,541. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km².