Gambia vs Somalia
Somalia is 56.4 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Somalia about 56 times.
GambiaSomaliaGambia moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Gambia is 0.02× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 56.4× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Mogadishu |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
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; Somalia at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Somalia?
- No. Gambia is 56.4 times smaller than Somalia. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Somalia?
- About 56 times: Somalia has 56.4× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Somalia 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 Somalia about 1.01×. 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 Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Somalia 31 per km².