Equatorial Guinea vs Gabon
Gabon is 9.54 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Gabon about 9.5 times.
Equatorial GuineaGabonEquatorial Guinea moved onto Gabon · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.1× the area of Gabon. Put the other way, Gabon is 9.54× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Gabon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 267,667 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 2,593,130 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 9.7 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Libreville |
| Region | Middle Africa | 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. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°N 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 Equatorial Guinea bigger than Gabon?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 9.54 times smaller than Gabon. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Gabon covers 267,667 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Gabon?
- About 9.5 times: Gabon has 9.54× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Gabon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea 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, Equatorial Guinea or Gabon?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Gabon 9.7 per km².