Gambia vs Paraguay
Paraguay is 36.0 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Paraguay about 36 times.
GambiaParaguayGambia moved onto Paraguay · Equal-area projection
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Gambia is 0.03× the area of Paraguay. Put the other way, Paraguay is 36.0× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 406,756 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 7,013,078 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Asuncion |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Paraguay at 23° S is stretched to 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- No. Gambia is 36.0 times smaller than Paraguay. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Paraguay covers 406,756 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Paraguay?
- About 36 times: Paraguay has 36.0× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Paraguay 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 Paraguay about 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- Paraguay: 7,013,078 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Paraguay 17 per km².