Gambia vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 83.8 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Tanzania about 84 times.
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Gambia is 0.01× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 83.8× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Dodoma |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 8 |
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; Tanzania at 6° S 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 Tanzania?
- No. Gambia is 83.8 times smaller than Tanzania. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Tanzania?
- About 84 times: Tanzania has 83.8× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Tanzania 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 Tanzania 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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².