Gambia's Total Size & Land Area: rank & territory types

The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi, and the total size is 4,363 sq mi, with inland water included. The Gambia rankes 160/197 by total surface area.

Occupies 0.007% of the land mass of all countries.
62.6% of its territory is agricultural land.
The Gambia has 0.01% of the world's agricultural land area.
22.3% of its area is covered by forests.
Has 0.006% of the world's forests.

The Gambia total size and land area

	Gambia	Rank
Total surface area	4,363 sq mi	160/197
Share all of all countries' surface area	0.002%	N/A
Land area	3,907 sq mi	161/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.007%	N/A
Population	2,759,988	140/197
Population density	739 ppl/mi²	36/197

Gambia's True Size on the Map

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Gambia's area by type

	Gambia	Rank
Forest area	871 sq mi	153/196
Forest area as share of land	22.3%	119/196
World's forests share	0.006%	N/A
Agricultural land	2,448 sq mi	146/194
Agricultural land share	62.6%	32/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.01%	N/A
Arable land	1,699 sq mi	127/191
Arable land share	43.5%	10/191
Permanent cropland	27 sq mi	155/192
Permanent cropland share	0.69%	127/192
Water area	456 sq mi	106/197
Water as share of total area	10.4%	12/197
Roads length	1,850 mi	143/176
Land borders length	465 mi	128/197
Coastline length	49.7 mi	142/197
Share of marine protected waters	0.6%	102/155

Gambia's size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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