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

The Gambia is 538 times bigger by total area compared to Nauru: 4,363 sq mi vs 8.11 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of the Gambia is 3,907 sq mi vs 7.72 sq mi for Nauru — a 506 times difference in territory size.

The Gambia ranks 160/197 by total surface area vs 195/197 for Nauru.
The Gambia occupies 0.007% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.00001% for Nauru.
62.6% of the Gambia's area is agricultural land vs 20% in Nauru.
The Gambia has 0.01% of the world's agricultural land area — Nauru has 0.000008%.
22.3% of the Gambia is covered by forests, compared to 0% in Nauru.
0.006% of the world's forests are in the Gambia, and 0% are in Nauru.

True size map comparison: Gambia vs Nauru

See how the Gambia and Nauru 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	Nauru
Total area	4,363 sq mi	8.11 sq mi
Size difference ratio	538	1
Total area rank	160/197	195/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.002%	0.000004%
Land area	3,907 sq mi	7.72 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	506	1
Land area rank	161/197	195/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.007%	0.00001%
Population	2,759,988	11,947
Population density	739 ppl/mi²	1,568 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Gambia	Nauru
Forest area	871 sq mi	0 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	22.3%	0%
Forest area rank	153/196	195/196
World's forests share	0.006%	0%
Agricultural land area	2,448 sq mi	1.54 sq mi
Agricultural land share	62.6%	20%
Agricultural land area rank	146/194	194/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.01%	0.000008%
Arable land	1,699 sq mi	n/a
Arable land share	43.5%	n/a
Arable land area rank	127/191	n/a
Permanent cropland	27 sq mi	1.54 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.69%	20%
Permanent cropland area rank	155/192	188/192
Water area	456 sq mi	0.39 sq mi
Water as share of total area	10.4%	4.76%
Water area rank	106/197	165/197
Roads length	1,850 mi	18.6 mi
Land borders length	465 mi	0 mi
Coastline length	49.7 mi	18.6 mi
Share of marine protected waters	0.6%	0%

Gambia vs Nauru 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 Nauru 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.