Cameroon vs Gabon
Cameroon is 78% larger than Gabon. Gabon would fit into Cameroon about 1.8 times.
CameroonGabonCameroon moved onto Gabon · Equal-area projection
1.78×
Cameroon is 1.78× the area of Gabon.
| Cameroon | Gabon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 267,667 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 2,593,130 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 9.7 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Libreville |
| Region | Middle Africa | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cameroon sits at about 6°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Cameroon bigger than Gabon?
- Yes. Cameroon is 78% larger than Gabon. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Gabon covers 267,667 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into Cameroon?
- About 1.8 times: Cameroon has 1.78× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Cameroon and Gabon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cameroon is drawn about 1.01× 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, Cameroon or Gabon?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 2,593,130. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Gabon 9.7 per km².