Gambia vs Slovenia
Slovenia is 79% larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Slovenia about 1.8 times.
GambiaSloveniaGambia moved onto Slovenia · Equal-area projection
0.56×
Gambia is 0.56× the area of Slovenia. Put the other way, Slovenia is 1.79× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Slovenia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 20,271 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 2,130,986 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 105 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Ljubljana |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Slovenia at 46° N is stretched to 2.08×. That difference is why Slovenia looks so much bigger than it is next to Gambia. 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 Slovenia?
- No. Gambia is 44% smaller than Slovenia. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Slovenia covers 20,271 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Slovenia?
- About 1.8 times: Slovenia has 1.79× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Slovenia 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 Slovenia about 2.08×. That is why Slovenia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Gambia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Gambia or Slovenia?
- Gambia: 2,822,093 people against 2,130,986. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Slovenia 105 per km².