Burundi vs Gabon
Gabon is 9.62 times larger than Burundi. Burundi would fit into Gabon about 9.6 times.
BurundiGabonBurundi moved onto Gabon · Equal-area projection
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Burundi is 0.1× the area of Gabon. Put the other way, Gabon is 9.62× the size of Burundi.
| Burundi | Gabon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,834 km² | 267,667 km² |
| Population | 14,390,003 | 2,593,130 |
| Density | 517 / km² | 9.7 / km² |
| Capital | Bujumbura | Libreville |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Burundi sits at about 3°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Burundi bigger than Gabon?
- No. Burundi is 9.62 times smaller than Gabon. Burundi covers 27,834 km² and Gabon covers 267,667 km².
- How many times does Burundi fit into Gabon?
- About 9.6 times: Gabon has 9.62× the area of Burundi.
- Why do Burundi and Gabon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Burundi is drawn about 1.0× 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, Burundi or Gabon?
- Burundi: 14,390,003 people against 2,593,130. Density: Burundi 517 per km², Gabon 9.7 per km².