Gambia vs Rwanda
Rwanda is 2.33 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Rwanda about 2.3 times.
GambiaRwandaGambia moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
0.43×
Gambia is 0.43× the area of Rwanda. Put the other way, Rwanda is 2.33× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Kigali |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 1 | 4 |
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; Rwanda at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- No. Gambia is 2.33 times smaller than Rwanda. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Rwanda?
- About 2.3 times: Rwanda has 2.33× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Rwanda 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 Rwanda about 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².