Denmark vs Gabon
Gabon is 6.24 times larger than Denmark. Denmark would fit into Gabon about 6.2 times.
DenmarkGabonDenmark moved onto Gabon · Equal-area projection
0.16×
Denmark is 0.16× the area of Gabon. Put the other way, Gabon is 6.24× the size of Denmark.
| Denmark | Gabon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 42,925 km² | 267,667 km² |
| Population | 6,009,169 | 2,593,130 |
| Density | 140 / km² | 9.7 / km² |
| Capital | Copenhagen | Libreville |
| Region | Northern Europe | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Denmark sits at about 56°N and is stretched to 3.19× its true area; Gabon at 1° S is stretched to 1.0×. That difference is why Denmark looks so much bigger than it is next to Gabon. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Denmark bigger than Gabon?
- No. Denmark is 6.24 times smaller than Gabon. Denmark covers 42,925 km² and Gabon covers 267,667 km².
- How many times does Denmark fit into Gabon?
- About 6.2 times: Gabon has 6.24× the area of Denmark.
- Why do Denmark and Gabon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Denmark is drawn about 3.19× its true area there and Gabon about 1.0×. That is why Denmark looks so much bigger than it really is next to Gabon. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Denmark or Gabon?
- Denmark: 6,009,169 people against 2,593,130. Density: Denmark 140 per km², Gabon 9.7 per km².