Gambia vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 34.6 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Zimbabwe about 35 times.
GambiaZimbabweGambia moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
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Gambia is 0.03× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 34.6× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Harare |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 1 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- No. Gambia is 34.6 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 35 times: Zimbabwe has 34.6× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².