Gambia is 1.26× the size of Hiroshima
Gambia (Africa) covers about 10,500 km² (4,050 mi²) and Hiroshima (prefecture of Japan) about 8,300 km² (3,210 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 10,500km²Gambia
- 8,300km²Hiroshima
100 km
- Gambia
- Hiroshima
What fits
- Hiroshima is 79% of the size of Gambia.
- Gambia is larger by 2,200 km² (849 mi²), which is 26% of the area of Hiroshima.
- Measured in Belgiums: Gambia is about 0.34, Hiroshima about 0.27.
How they differ
- Gambia is larger, but Hiroshima has the larger population: 2.8 million against 2.6 million, 1.06× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 336 in Hiroshima against 251 in Gambia: Hiroshima is 1.34× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,700 km apart.
- On a standard web map Hiroshima looks larger than Gambia: Gambia at 13°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Hiroshima at 35°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Hiroshima as 1.10× the size of Gambia, when Gambia is 1.26× the size of Hiroshima.
- Together Gambia and Hiroshima cover 18,800 km², close to the size of Fiji (18,900 km², 0.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 2,200 km², is about the size of Mauritius (2,000 km²).
- At Hiroshima's density, Gambia would have 3.5 million people (it has 2.6 million). At Gambia's density, Hiroshima would have 2.1 million (it has 2.8 million).
- Hiroshima's centre is 21.2° of latitude, about 2,350 km, farther north than Gambia's.
- Gambia ranks 168th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Hiroshima is the 12th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 2.2% of its area; it is the 16th most densely populated of them.
- Hiroshima lies about 21° of latitude (roughly 2,350 km) north of Gambia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Gambia would have about 3,980 m² and each person in Hiroshima about 2,970 m².
- Laid side by side, Gambia and Hiroshima would cover 18,800 km², about the same size as Fiji.
- Together they have 5.4 million people, about as many people as Slovakia.
- Counted as a country, Hiroshima would rank 170th by area and 140th by population.
Side by side
| Gambia | Hiroshima | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 10,500 km²4,050 mi² | 8,300 km²3,210 mi² |
| Official area | 11,300 km²Wikidata | 8,480 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 167th of 239worldwide | 12th of 47in Japan |
| Population | 2.6 millionWikidata, 2021 | 2.8 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 141st of 237worldwide | 12th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 251 per km² | 336 per km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Hiroshima |
| Latitude range | 13°N to 14°N | 34°N to 35°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021. 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.
- Our measured 8,300 km² is 2.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 8,480 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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
- 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