Country size comparison
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Sierra Leone is about 6 times bigger than Gambia.
Gambia is approximately 11,300 sq km, while Sierra Leone is approximately 71,740 sq km, making Sierra Leone 535% larger than Gambia. Meanwhile, the population of Gambia is ~2.4 million people (6.3 million more people live in Sierra Leone).
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Quality of Life Comparison · 14 statistics
Be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access in Gambia
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Cost of Living Comparison · 6 categories - 2026 data
Gambia is 53.7% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall
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Moving from Sierra Leone to Gambia · UN DESA 2020
2,608 people born in Sierra Leone live in Gambia.
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