Gambia vs Senegal
Senegal is 17.4 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Senegal about 17 times.
GambiaSenegalGambia moved onto Senegal · Equal-area projection
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Gambia is 0.06× the area of Senegal. Put the other way, Senegal is 17.4× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Senegal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 196,722 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 18,931,966 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 96 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Dakar |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 5 |
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; Senegal at 14° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- No. Gambia is 17.4 times smaller than Senegal. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Senegal covers 196,722 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Senegal?
- About 17 times: Senegal has 17.4× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Senegal 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 Senegal about 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Senegal: 18,931,966 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Senegal 96 per km².