Gambia vs Palestine
Gambia is 37% larger than Palestine.
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1.37×
Gambia is 1.37× the area of Palestine.
| Gambia | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | East Jerusalem |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
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; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Yes. Gambia is 37% larger than Palestine. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Palestine fit into Gambia?
- About 1.4 times: Gambia has 1.37× the area of Palestine.
- Why do Gambia and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Palestine: 5,413,596 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Palestine 659 per km².