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

The Gambia is 449 times bigger by total area compared to Tuvalu: 4,363 sq mi vs 9.71 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of the Gambia is 3,907 sq mi vs 11.6 sq mi for Tuvalu — a 337 times difference in territory size.

The Gambia ranks 160/197 by total surface area vs 194/197 for Tuvalu.
The Gambia occupies 0.007% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.00002% for Tuvalu.
62.6% of the Gambia's area is agricultural land vs 60% in Tuvalu.
The Gambia has 0.01% of the world's agricultural land area — Tuvalu has 0.00004%.
22.3% of the Gambia is covered by forests, compared to 33.3% in Tuvalu.
0.006% of the world's forests are in the Gambia, and 0.00002% are in Tuvalu.

True size map comparison: Gambia vs Tuvalu

See how the Gambia and Tuvalu 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	Tuvalu
Total area	4,363 sq mi	9.71 sq mi
Size difference ratio	449	1
Total area rank	160/197	194/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.002%	0.000005%
Land area	3,907 sq mi	11.6 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	337	1
Land area rank	161/197	194/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.007%	0.00002%
Population	2,759,988	9,646
Population density	739 ppl/mi²	806 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Gambia	Tuvalu
Forest area	871 sq mi	3.86 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	22.3%	33.3%
Forest area rank	153/196	189/196
World's forests share	0.006%	0.00002%
Agricultural land area	2,448 sq mi	6.95 sq mi
Agricultural land share	62.6%	60%
Agricultural land area rank	146/194	191/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.01%	0.00004%
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	6.95 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.69%	60%
Permanent cropland area rank	155/192	178/192
Water area	456 sq mi	0 sq mi
Water as share of total area	10.4%	0%
Water area rank	106/197	195/197
Roads length	1,850 mi	4.97 mi
Land borders length	465 mi	0 mi
Coastline length	49.7 mi	14.9 mi
Share of marine protected waters	0.6%	0%

Gambia vs Tuvalu 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 Tuvalu 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.