Gambia is 1.25× the size of Hyogo
Gambia (Africa) covers about 10,500 km² (4,050 mi²) and Hyogo (prefecture of Japan) about 8,380 km² (3,240 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 10,500km²Gambia
- 8,380km²Hyogo
100 km
- Gambia
- Hyogo
What fits
- Hyogo is 80% of the size of Gambia.
- Gambia is larger by 2,120 km² (818 mi²), which is 25% of the area of Hyogo.
- Measured in Belgiums: Gambia is about 0.34, Hyogo about 0.27.
How they differ
- Gambia is larger, but Hyogo has the larger population: 5.5 million against 2.6 million, 2.07× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 651 in Hyogo against 251 in Gambia: Hyogo is 2.59× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,800 km apart.
- On a standard web map Hyogo looks larger than Gambia: Gambia at 13°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Hyogo at 35°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Hyogo as 1.13× the size of Gambia, when Gambia is 1.25× the size of Hyogo.
- Together Gambia and Hyogo cover 18,900 km², close to the size of Fiji (18,900 km², 0.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 2,120 km², is about the size of Mauritius (2,000 km²).
- At Hyogo's density, Gambia would have 6.8 million people (it has 2.6 million). At Gambia's density, Hyogo would have 2.1 million (it has 5.5 million).
- Hyogo's centre is 21.6° of latitude, about 2,400 km, farther north than Gambia's.
- Gambia ranks 168th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Hyogo is the 11th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 2.2% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- Hyogo lies about 22° of latitude (roughly 2,400 km) north of Gambia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Gambia would have about 3,980 m² and each person in Hyogo about 1,540 m².
- Laid side by side, Gambia and Hyogo would cover 18,900 km², about the same size as Fiji.
- Together they have 8.1 million people, about as many people as Honduras.
- Counted as a country, Hyogo would rank 170th by area and 118th by population.
Side by side
| Gambia | Hyogo | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 10,500 km²4,050 mi² | 8,380 km²3,240 mi² |
| Official area | 11,300 km²Wikidata | 8,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 167th of 239worldwide | 11th of 47in Japan |
| Population | 2.6 millionWikidata, 2021 | 5.5 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 141st of 237worldwide | 7th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 251 per km² | 651 per km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Kobe |
| Latitude range | 13°N to 14°N | 34°N to 36°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.
- Wikidata's official figure of 8,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 8,380 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
- 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