Gambia vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 199 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Saudi Arabia about 199 times.
GambiaSaudi ArabiaGambia moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
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Gambia is 0.01× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 199× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Riyadh |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- No. Gambia is 199 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 199 times: Saudi Arabia has 199× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².