Total & land area: Gambia vs Kiribati size comparison [2026]

The Gambia is 13.9 times bigger by total area compared to Kiribati: 4,363 sq mi vs 313 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of the Gambia is 3,907 sq mi vs 313 sq mi for Kiribati — a 12.5 times difference in territory size.

The Gambia ranks 160/197 by total surface area vs 173/197 for Kiribati.
The Gambia occupies 0.007% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.0005% for Kiribati.
62.6% of the Gambia's area is agricultural land vs 42% in Kiribati.
The Gambia has 0.01% of the world's agricultural land area — Kiribati has 0.0007%.
22.3% of the Gambia is covered by forests, compared to 1.46% in Kiribati.
0.006% of the world's forests are in the Gambia, and 0.00003% are in Kiribati.

True size map comparison: Gambia vs Kiribati

See how the Gambia and Kiribati compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

	Gambia	Kiribati
Total area	4,363 sq mi	313 sq mi
Size difference ratio	13.9	1
Total area rank	160/197	173/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.002%	0.0002%
Land area	3,907 sq mi	313 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	12.5	1
Land area rank	161/197	173/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.007%	0.0005%
Population	2,759,988	134,518
Population density	739 ppl/mi²	443 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Gambia	Kiribati
Forest area	871 sq mi	4.56 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	22.3%	1.46%
Forest area rank	153/196	187/196
World's forests share	0.006%	0.00003%
Agricultural land area	2,448 sq mi	131.3 sq mi
Agricultural land share	62.6%	42%
Agricultural land area rank	146/194	172/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.01%	0.0007%
Arable land	1,699 sq mi	7.72 sq mi
Arable land share	43.5%	2.47%
Arable land area rank	127/191	182/191
Permanent cropland	27 sq mi	123.6 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.69%	39.5%
Permanent cropland area rank	155/192	137/192
Water area	456 sq mi	0.39 sq mi
Water as share of total area	10.4%	0.12%
Water area rank	106/197	163/197
Roads length	1,850 mi	416 mi
Land borders length	465 mi	0 mi
Coastline length	49.7 mi	710 mi
Share of marine protected waters	0.6%	11.9%

Gambia vs Kiribati size on the map

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

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The map above outlines the borders of the Gambia and Kiribati but is not accurate for size comparison because it's a 2d map with Mercator projection that distorts territories near the poles. The farther a country is from the equator, the more magnified it appears. More about country size projections.