Afghanistan vs Gabon
Afghanistan is 2.44 times larger than Gabon. Gabon would fit into Afghanistan about 2.4 times.
AfghanistanGabonAfghanistan moved onto Gabon · Equal-area projection
2.44×
Afghanistan is 2.44× the area of Gabon.
| Afghanistan | Gabon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 267,667 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 2,593,130 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 9.7 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Libreville |
| Region | Southern Asia | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Gabon at 1° S is stretched to 1.0×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than Gabon?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 2.44 times larger than Gabon. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Gabon covers 267,667 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into Afghanistan?
- About 2.4 times: Afghanistan has 2.44× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Afghanistan and Gabon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Gabon about 1.0×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Gabon?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 2,593,130. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Gabon 9.7 per km².