Eritrea vs Gabon
Gabon is 2.28 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Gabon about 2.3 times.
EritreaGabonEritrea moved onto Gabon · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.44× the area of Gabon. Put the other way, Gabon is 2.28× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Gabon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 267,667 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 2,593,130 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 9.7 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | 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. Eritrea sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Eritrea bigger than Gabon?
- No. Eritrea is 2.28 times smaller than Gabon. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Gabon covers 267,667 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Gabon?
- About 2.3 times: Gabon has 2.28× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Gabon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea is drawn about 1.08× 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, Eritrea or Gabon?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 2,593,130. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Gabon 9.7 per km².