Comoros vs Gabon
Gabon is 132 times larger than Comoros. Comoros would fit into Gabon about 132 times.
ComorosGabonComoros moved onto Gabon · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 0.01× the area of Gabon. Put the other way, Gabon is 132× the size of Comoros.
| Comoros | Gabon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 267,667 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 2,593,130 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 9.7 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | Libreville |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Comoros sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Comoros bigger than Gabon?
- No. Comoros is 132 times smaller than Gabon. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Gabon covers 267,667 km².
- How many times does Comoros fit into Gabon?
- About 132 times: Gabon has 132× the area of Comoros.
- Why do Comoros and Gabon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Comoros is drawn about 1.04× 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, Comoros or Gabon?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 882,847. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Gabon 9.7 per km².