Antigua and Barbuda vs Gabon
Gabon is 608 times larger than Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda would fit into Gabon about 608 times.
Antigua and BarbudaGabonAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Gabon · Equal-area projection
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Antigua and Barbuda is 0.0× the area of Gabon. Put the other way, Gabon is 608× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Gabon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 440 km² | 267,667 km² |
| Population | 94,209 | 2,593,130 |
| Density | 214 / km² | 9.7 / km² |
| Capital | Saint John's | Libreville |
| Region | Caribbean | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Antigua and Barbuda bigger than Gabon?
- No. Antigua and Barbuda is 608 times smaller than Gabon. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Gabon covers 267,667 km².
- How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into Gabon?
- About 608 times: Gabon has 608× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Gabon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda is drawn about 1.1× 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, Antigua and Barbuda or Gabon?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Gabon 9.7 per km².