Gambia vs Palau
Gambia is 24.2 times larger than Palau. Palau would fit into Gambia about 24 times.
GambiaPalauGambia moved onto Palau · Equal-area projection
24.2×
Gambia is 24.2× the area of Palau.
| Gambia | Palau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 466 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 17,663 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 38 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Koror |
| 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; Palau at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Yes. Gambia is 24.2 times larger than Palau. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Palau covers 466 km².
- How many times does Palau fit into Gambia?
- About 24 times: Gambia has 24.2× the area of Palau.
- Why do Gambia and Palau 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 Palau about 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Gambia: 2,822,093 people against 17,663. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Palau 38 per km².