The United Kingdom is a country located in North-Western Europe, whereas the Gambia is a country in West Africa. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between the United Kingdom and the Gambia regarding various aspects.
Size
Is the United Kingdom bigger than the Gambia?
The total area of the United Kingdom is 242,495 sq km, and the total area of Gambia is 10,689 sq km. The United Kingdom is bigger than the Gambia by 231,808 sq km. The UK is around 22.68 times bigger than the Gambia.
Area of the United Kingdom: 93,628 sq mi ( 242,495 km2 )
Area of the Gambia: 4,127 sq mi ( 10,689 km2 )
Population
According to the Worldometer data, the total population of the United Kingdom as of 26th July 2021, was estimated to be around 68,259,263.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of the Gambia as of 3rd August 2021, is estimated to be around 2,490,604.
Here is some more data comparison between the United Kingdom and the Gambia.
The capital city of the United Kingdom is London, and the capital city of Gambia is Banjul.
Official Languages
The UK: English
Gambia: English
Human Development Index
HDI of the UK as of 2019: 0.932
HDI of the Gambia as of 2018: 0.496
United Kingdom Timezone:
UTC (Greenwich Mean Time)
UTC (Western European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (British Summer Time)
UTC + 1 (Western European Summer Time)
The Gambia Timezone:
UTC (GMT)
Summer Daylight Saving isn’t observed in the Gambia.
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of the United Kingdom:
55° 0′ 0″ N, 3° 0′ 0″ W
Coordinates of the Gambia:
13° 28′ 0″ N, 16° 36′ 0″ W
You may also like to read: