Angola vs Gabon
Angola is 4.66 times larger than Gabon. Gabon would fit into Angola about 4.7 times.
AngolaGabonAngola moved onto Gabon · Equal-area projection
4.66×
Angola is 4.66× the area of Gabon.
| Angola | Gabon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,246,700 km² | 267,667 km² |
| Population | 39,040,039 | 2,593,130 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 9.7 / km² |
| Capital | Luanda | Libreville |
| Region | Middle Africa | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Angola sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Angola bigger than Gabon?
- Yes. Angola is 4.66 times larger than Gabon. Angola covers 1,246,700 km² and Gabon covers 267,667 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into Angola?
- About 4.7 times: Angola has 4.66× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Angola and Gabon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Angola is drawn about 1.05× 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, Angola or Gabon?
- Angola: 39,040,039 people against 2,593,130. Density: Angola 31 per km², Gabon 9.7 per km².