Colombia vs Gabon
Colombia is 4.27 times larger than Gabon. Gabon would fit into Colombia about 4.3 times.
ColombiaGabonColombia moved onto Gabon · Equal-area projection
4.27×
Colombia is 4.27× the area of Gabon.
| Colombia | Gabon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 267,667 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 2,593,130 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 9.7 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Libreville |
| Region | South America | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Colombia sits at about 4°N 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 Colombia bigger than Gabon?
- Yes. Colombia is 4.27 times larger than Gabon. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Gabon covers 267,667 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into Colombia?
- About 4.3 times: Colombia has 4.27× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Colombia and Gabon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Colombia 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, Colombia or Gabon?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 2,593,130. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Gabon 9.7 per km².