Gambia is 1.21× the size of Corsica (France)
Gambia (Africa) covers about 10,500 km² (4,050 mi²) and Corsica (France) (region of France) about 8,670 km² (3,350 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 10,500km²Gambia
- 8,670km²Corsica (France)
100 km
- Gambia
- Corsica (France)
What fits
- Corsica (France) is 83% of the size of Gambia.
- Gambia is larger by 1,830 km² (708 mi²), which is 21% of the area of Corsica (France).
- Measured in Belgiums: Gambia is about 0.34, Corsica (France) about 0.28.
How they differ
- Gambia also has the larger population: 2.6 million against 351,000, 7.52× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 251 in Gambia against 41 in Corsica (France): Gambia is 6.20× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,970 km apart.
- On a standard web map Corsica (France) looks larger than Gambia: Gambia at 13°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Corsica (France) at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Corsica (France) as 1.42× the size of Gambia, when Gambia is 1.21× the size of Corsica (France).
- Together Gambia and Corsica (France) cover 19,200 km², close to the size of Fiji (18,900 km², 1.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,830 km², is about the size of Mauritius (2,000 km²).
- At Corsica (France)'s density, Gambia would have 426,000 people (it has 2.6 million). At Gambia's density, Corsica (France) would have 2.2 million (it has 351,000).
- Corsica (France)'s centre is 28.7° of latitude, about 3,190 km, farther north than Gambia's.
- Gambia ranks 168th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Corsica (France) is the 14th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 1.4% of its area; it is the 17th most densely populated of them.
- Corsica (France) lies about 29° of latitude (roughly 3,190 km) north of Gambia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Gambia would have about 3,980 m² and each person in Corsica (France) about 24,670 m².
- Laid side by side, Gambia and Corsica (France) would cover 19,200 km², about the same size as Fiji.
- Together they have 3.0 million people, about as many people as Armenia.
- Counted as a country, Corsica (France) would rank 170th by area and 178th by population.
Side by side
| Gambia | Corsica (France) | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | RegionFrance |
| Area, measured | 10,500 km²4,050 mi² | 8,670 km²3,350 mi² |
| Official area | 11,300 km²Wikidata | 8,680 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 167th of 239worldwide | 14th of 18in France |
| Population | 2.6 millionWikidata, 2021 | 351,000Wikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 141st of 237worldwide | 16th of 18in France |
| Density | 251 per km² | 41 per km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Ajaccio |
| Latitude range | 13°N to 14°N | 41°N to 43°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 10,500 km² is 7.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 11,300 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Wikidata's official figure of 8,680 km² agrees with our measured area of 8,670 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain. The outline of Corsica (France) is the departments Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12