Gambia vs Saint Helena
Gambia is 28.7 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Gambia about 29 times.
GambiaSaint HelenaGambia moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
28.7×
Gambia is 28.7× the area of Saint Helena.
| Gambia | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 5,633 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Jamestown |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| 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 Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- Yes. Gambia is 28.7 times larger than Saint Helena. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Gambia?
- About 29 times: Gambia has 28.7× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Gambia and Saint Helena 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 Helena about 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- Gambia: 2,822,093 people against 5,633. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².