Gambia vs Philippines
Philippines is 30.4 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Philippines about 30 times.
GambiaPhilippinesGambia moved onto Philippines · Equal-area projection
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Gambia is 0.03× the area of Philippines. Put the other way, Philippines is 30.4× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 343,448 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 116,786,962 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 340 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Manila |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Philippines at 12° N is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- No. Gambia is 30.4 times smaller than Philippines. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Philippines covers 343,448 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Philippines?
- About 30 times: Philippines has 30.4× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Philippines 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 Philippines about 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- Philippines: 116,786,962 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Philippines 340 per km².