Gambia vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 15.6 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Uruguay about 16 times.
GambiaUruguayGambia moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
0.06×
Gambia is 0.06× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 15.6× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Montevideo |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| 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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- No. Gambia is 15.6 times smaller than Uruguay. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Uruguay?
- About 16 times: Uruguay has 15.6× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay: 3,384,688 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².