Faroe Islands vs Gabon
Gabon is 191 times larger than Faroe Islands. Faroe Islands would fit into Gabon about 191 times.
Faroe IslandsGabonFaroe Islands moved onto Gabon · Equal-area projection
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Faroe Islands is 0.01× the area of Gabon. Put the other way, Gabon is 191× the size of Faroe Islands.
| Faroe Islands | Gabon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,399 km² | 267,667 km² |
| Population | 54,900 | 2,593,130 |
| Density | 39 / km² | 9.7 / km² |
| Capital | Torshavn | Libreville |
| Region | Northern Europe | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Faroe Islands sits at about 62°N and is stretched to 4.55× its true area; Gabon at 1° S is stretched to 1.0×. That difference is why Faroe Islands looks so much bigger than it is next to Gabon. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Faroe Islands bigger than Gabon?
- No. Faroe Islands is 191 times smaller than Gabon. Faroe Islands covers 1,399 km² and Gabon covers 267,667 km².
- How many times does Faroe Islands fit into Gabon?
- About 191 times: Gabon has 191× the area of Faroe Islands.
- Why do Faroe Islands and Gabon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Faroe Islands is drawn about 4.55× its true area there and Gabon about 1.0×. That is why Faroe Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Gabon. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Faroe Islands or Gabon?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 54,900. Density: Faroe Islands 39 per km², Gabon 9.7 per km².