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

Zambia is 66.6 times bigger by total area compared to the Gambia: 290,587 sq mi vs 4,363 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Zambia is 287,024 sq mi vs 3,907 sq mi for the Gambia — a 73.5 times difference in territory size.

The Gambia ranks 160/197 by total surface area vs 38/197 for Zambia.
The Gambia occupies 0.007% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.5% for Zambia.
62.6% of the Gambia's area is agricultural land vs 32.1% in Zambia.
The Gambia has 0.01% of the world's agricultural land area — Zambia has 0.5%.
22.3% of the Gambia is covered by forests, compared to 59.5% in Zambia.
0.006% of the world's forests are in the Gambia, and 1.1% are in Zambia.

True size map comparison: Gambia vs Zambia

See how the Gambia and Zambia 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	Zambia
Total area	4,363 sq mi	290,587 sq mi
Size difference ratio	1	66.6
Total area rank	160/197	38/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.002%	0.15%
Land area	3,907 sq mi	287,024 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	1	73.5
Land area rank	161/197	37/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.007%	0.5%
Population	2,759,988	21,314,956
Population density	739 ppl/mi²	78.5 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Gambia	Zambia
Forest area	871 sq mi	170,848 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	22.3%	59.5%
Forest area rank	153/196	17/196
World's forests share	0.006%	1.1%
Agricultural land area	2,448 sq mi	92,043 sq mi
Agricultural land share	62.6%	32.1%
Agricultural land area rank	146/194	47/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.01%	0.5%
Arable land	1,699 sq mi	14,672 sq mi
Arable land share	43.5%	5.11%
Arable land area rank	127/191	62/191
Permanent cropland	27 sq mi	150.6 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.69%	0.05%
Permanent cropland area rank	155/192	130/192
Water area	456 sq mi	3,563 sq mi
Water as share of total area	10.4%	1.23%
Water area rank	106/197	48/197
Roads length	1,850 mi	42,049 mi
Land borders length	465 mi	3,755 mi
Coastline length	49.7 mi	0 mi
Share of marine protected waters	0.6%	n/a

Gambia vs Zambia size on the map

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

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