Cambodia vs Gabon
Gabon is 48% larger than Cambodia.
CambodiaGabonCambodia moved onto Gabon · Equal-area projection
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Cambodia is 0.68× the area of Gabon. Put the other way, Gabon is 1.48× the size of Cambodia.
| Cambodia | Gabon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181,035 km² | 267,667 km² |
| Population | 17,847,982 | 2,593,130 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 9.7 / km² |
| Capital | Phnom Penh | Libreville |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Cambodia 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 Cambodia bigger than Gabon?
- No. Cambodia is 32% smaller than Gabon. Cambodia covers 181,035 km² and Gabon covers 267,667 km².
- How many times does Cambodia fit into Gabon?
- About 1.5 times: Gabon has 1.48× the area of Cambodia.
- Why do Cambodia and Gabon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cambodia 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, Cambodia or Gabon?
- Cambodia: 17,847,982 people against 2,593,130. Density: Cambodia 99 per km², Gabon 9.7 per km².