Gambia vs Togo
Togo is 5.03 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Togo about 5.0 times.
GambiaTogoGambia moved onto Togo · Equal-area projection
0.2×
Gambia is 0.2× the area of Togo. Put the other way, Togo is 5.03× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Togo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 56,785 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 8,591,626 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 151 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Lome |
| Region | Western Africa | Western 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; Togo at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Togo?
- No. Gambia is 5.03 times smaller than Togo. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Togo covers 56,785 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Togo?
- About 5.0 times: Togo has 5.03× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Togo 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 Togo about 1.02×. 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 Togo?
- Togo: 8,591,626 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Togo 151 per km².