Gambia vs Yemen
Yemen is 40.3 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Yemen about 40 times.
GambiaYemenGambia moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
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Gambia is 0.02× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 40.3× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Sana'a |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| 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; Yemen at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- No. Gambia is 40.3 times smaller than Yemen. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Yemen?
- About 40 times: Yemen has 40.3× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Yemen 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 Yemen about 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Yemen 92 per km².