Gambia vs Qatar
Qatar and Gambia are almost exactly the same size.
GambiaQatarGambia moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
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Gambia is 0.99× the area of Qatar. Put the other way, Qatar is 1.01× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Doha |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 1 |
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; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- No. Gambia and Qatar are almost exactly the same size. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Qatar?
- About 1.0 times: Qatar has 1.01× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Qatar 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 Qatar about 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Qatar: 2,972,215 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Qatar 260 per km².