Eswatini vs Gabon
Gabon is 15.4 times larger than Eswatini. Eswatini would fit into Gabon about 15 times.
EswatiniGabonEswatini moved onto Gabon · Equal-area projection
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Eswatini is 0.06× the area of Gabon. Put the other way, Gabon is 15.4× the size of Eswatini.
| Eswatini | Gabon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 267,667 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 2,593,130 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 9.7 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Libreville |
| Region | Southern Africa | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Eswatini sits at about 27°S 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 Eswatini bigger than Gabon?
- No. Eswatini is 15.4 times smaller than Gabon. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and Gabon covers 267,667 km².
- How many times does Eswatini fit into Gabon?
- About 15 times: Gabon has 15.4× the area of Eswatini.
- Why do Eswatini and Gabon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eswatini 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, Eswatini or Gabon?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 1,256,174. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², Gabon 9.7 per km².