Gambia vs Turkey
Turkey is 69.3 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Turkey about 69 times.
GambiaTurkeyGambia moved onto Turkey · Equal-area projection
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Gambia is 0.01× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 69.3× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Ankara |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| 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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkey looks so much bigger than it is next to Gambia. 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 Turkey?
- No. Gambia is 69.3 times smaller than Turkey. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Turkey?
- About 69 times: Turkey has 69.3× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. That is why Turkey looks so much bigger than it really is next to Gambia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Gambia or Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Turkey 110 per km².