Gambia vs Saint Barthélemy
Gambia is 471 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Gambia about 471 times.
GambiaSaint BarthélemyGambia moved onto Saint Barthélemy · Equal-area projection
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Gambia is 471× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
| Gambia | Saint Barthélemy | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 24 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 10,124 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 422 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Gustavia |
| Region | Western Africa | Caribbean |
| 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; Saint Barthélemy at 18° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Yes. Gambia is 471 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Gambia?
- About 471 times: Gambia has 471× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Gambia and Saint Barthélemy 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 Saint Barthélemy about 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Gambia: 2,822,093 people against 10,124. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Saint Barthélemy 422 per km².