Gambia vs US Virgin Islands
Gambia is 32.7 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Gambia about 33 times.
GambiaUS Virgin IslandsGambia moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
32.7×
Gambia is 32.7× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Gambia | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 103,792 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Western Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
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; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Gambia is 32.7 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Gambia?
- About 33 times: Gambia has 32.7× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Gambia and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Gambia: 2,822,093 people against 103,792. Density: Gambia 250 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².