Gambia vs Taiwan
Taiwan is 3.2 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Taiwan about 3.2 times.
GambiaTaiwanGambia moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
0.31×
Gambia is 0.31× the area of Taiwan. Put the other way, Taiwan is 3.2× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Taipei |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
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; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- No. Gambia is 3.2 times smaller than Taiwan. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Taiwan?
- About 3.2 times: Taiwan has 3.2× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².