Gambia vs South Korea
South Korea is 8.88 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into South Korea about 8.9 times.
GambiaSouth KoreaGambia moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
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Gambia is 0.11× the area of South Korea. Put the other way, South Korea is 8.88× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Seoul |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 1 |
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; South Korea at 36° N is stretched to 1.54×. 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 South Korea?
- No. Gambia is 8.88 times smaller than South Korea. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into South Korea?
- About 8.9 times: South Korea has 8.88× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and South Korea 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 South Korea about 1.54×. 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 South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², South Korea 515 per km².