Germany is 34.1× the size of Gambia

Germany covers about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²) and Gambia about 10,500 km² (4,050 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

358,000km²Germany
10,500km²Gambia

200 km

Germany
Gambia

What fits

Gambia fits inside Germany about 34.1 times by area.
Germany is larger by 347,000 km² (134,000 mi²), which is 3,306% of the area of Gambia.
Measured in Belgiums: Germany is about 11.7, Gambia about 0.34.

How they differ

Germany also has the larger population: 83.5 million against 2.6 million, 31.6× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 251 in Gambia against 233 in Germany: Gambia is 1.08× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 4,780 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Germany at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Gambia at 13°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Germany as 81.5× the size of Gambia instead of 34.1×.
Together Germany and Gambia cover 368,000 km², close to the size of Japan (374,000 km², 1.4% bigger).
The gap between them, 347,000 km², is about the size of Republic of the Congo (345,000 km²).
At Gambia's density, Germany would have 89.9 million people (it has 83.5 million). At Germany's density, Gambia would have 2.5 million (it has 2.6 million).
Germany's centre is 37.6° of latitude, about 4,180 km, farther north than Gambia's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Germany	34.1×
More people	Germany	31.6×
More crowded	Gambia	1.08×
Farther north	Germany	37.6° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Germany	2.5× against 1.1×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Germany	Gambia
Belgium 30,700 km²	11.7×	0.34×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	1.47×	0.04×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.96×	0.03×
France 548,000 km²	0.65×	0.02×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.11×	1 in 300
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.04×	1 in 807
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.04×	1 in 900
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.02×	1 in 1,617

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Germany	Gambia
Area, main territory	358,000 km²138,000 mi²	10,500 km²4,050 mi²
Population	83.5 millionWikidata, 2025	2.6 millionWikidata, 2021
Density	233 per km²	251 per km²
Official area	358,000 km²Wikidata	11,300 km²Wikidata
Capital	Berlin	Banjul
Latitude range	47°N to 55°N	13°N to 14°N
Continent	Europe	Africa

Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2021, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 358,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 358,000 km², to within 2%.
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.

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Sources and method

Outlines: Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
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: 2026-11-11

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