Djibouti vs Gabon
Gabon is 11.5 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Gabon about 12 times.
DjiboutiGabonDjibouti moved onto Gabon · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.09× the area of Gabon. Put the other way, Gabon is 11.5× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Gabon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 267,667 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 2,593,130 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 9.7 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Libreville |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Djibouti sits at about 12°N 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 Djibouti bigger than Gabon?
- No. Djibouti is 11.5 times smaller than Gabon. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Gabon covers 267,667 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Gabon?
- About 12 times: Gabon has 11.5× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Gabon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Djibouti 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, Djibouti or Gabon?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Gabon 9.7 per km².