Gambia vs Tunisia
Tunisia is 14.5 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Tunisia about 14 times.
GambiaTunisiaGambia moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
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Gambia is 0.07× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 14.5× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Tunis |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- No. Gambia is 14.5 times smaller than Tunisia. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Tunisia?
- About 14 times: Tunisia has 14.5× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².