Curaçao vs Gabon
Gabon is 603 times larger than Curaçao. Curaçao would fit into Gabon about 603 times.
CuraçaoGabonCuraçao moved onto Gabon · Equal-area projection
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Curaçao is 0.0× the area of Gabon. Put the other way, Gabon is 603× the size of Curaçao.
| Curaçao | Gabon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 444 km² | 267,667 km² |
| Population | 156,263 | 2,593,130 |
| Density | 352 / km² | 9.7 / km² |
| Capital | Willemstad | Libreville |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Curaçao sits at about 12°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 Curaçao bigger than Gabon?
- No. Curaçao is 603 times smaller than Gabon. Curaçao covers 444 km² and Gabon covers 267,667 km².
- How many times does Curaçao fit into Gabon?
- About 603 times: Gabon has 603× the area of Curaçao.
- Why do Curaçao and Gabon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Curaçao 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, Curaçao or Gabon?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 156,263. Density: Curaçao 352 per km², Gabon 9.7 per km².