Gambia vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 80.7 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Venezuela about 81 times.
GambiaVenezuelaGambia moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Gambia is 0.01× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 80.7× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Caracas |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| 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; Venezuela at 7° 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 Venezuela?
- No. Gambia is 80.7 times smaller than Venezuela. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Venezuela?
- About 81 times: Venezuela has 80.7× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Venezuela 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 Venezuela 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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².