Gambia vs Peru
Peru is 114 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Peru about 114 times.
GambiaPeruGambia moved onto Peru · Equal-area projection
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Gambia is 0.01× the area of Peru. Put the other way, Peru is 114× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Peru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 1,285,216 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 34,576,665 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Lima |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 5 |
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; Peru at 9° S is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- No. Gambia is 114 times smaller than Peru. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Peru covers 1,285,216 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Peru?
- About 114 times: Peru has 114× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Peru 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 Peru about 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- Peru: 34,576,665 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Peru 27 per km².