Ecuador vs Gabon
Gabon is 4% larger than Ecuador.
EcuadorGabonEcuador moved onto Gabon · Equal-area projection
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Ecuador is 0.96× the area of Gabon. Put the other way, Gabon is 1.04× the size of Ecuador.
| Ecuador | Gabon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 257,204 km² | 267,667 km² |
| Population | 18,289,896 | 2,593,130 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 9.7 / km² |
| Capital | Quito | Libreville |
| Region | South America | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ecuador sits at about 1°S 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 Ecuador bigger than Gabon?
- No. Ecuador is 4% smaller than Gabon. Ecuador covers 257,204 km² and Gabon covers 267,667 km².
- How many times does Ecuador fit into Gabon?
- About 1.0 times: Gabon has 1.04× the area of Ecuador.
- Why do Ecuador and Gabon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ecuador 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, Ecuador or Gabon?
- Ecuador: 18,289,896 people against 2,593,130. Density: Ecuador 71 per km², Gabon 9.7 per km².