Barbados vs Gabon
Gabon is 610 times larger than Barbados. Barbados would fit into Gabon about 610 times.
BarbadosGabonBarbados moved onto Gabon · Equal-area projection
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Barbados is 0.0× the area of Gabon. Put the other way, Gabon is 610× the size of Barbados.
| Barbados | Gabon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 267,667 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 2,593,130 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 9.7 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | 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. Barbados sits at about 13°N 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 Barbados bigger than Gabon?
- No. Barbados is 610 times smaller than Gabon. Barbados covers 439 km² and Gabon covers 267,667 km².
- How many times does Barbados fit into Gabon?
- About 610 times: Gabon has 610× the area of Barbados.
- Why do Barbados and Gabon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Barbados 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, Barbados or Gabon?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 282,623. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Gabon 9.7 per km².