Egypt vs Gabon
Egypt is 3.77 times larger than Gabon. Gabon would fit into Egypt about 3.8 times.
EgyptGabonEgypt moved onto Gabon · Equal-area projection
3.77×
Egypt is 3.77× the area of Gabon.
| Egypt | Gabon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 267,667 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 2,593,130 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 9.7 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Libreville |
| Region | Northern Africa | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than Gabon?
- Yes. Egypt is 3.77 times larger than Gabon. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Gabon covers 267,667 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into Egypt?
- About 3.8 times: Egypt has 3.77× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Egypt and Gabon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or Gabon?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 2,593,130. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Gabon 9.7 per km².