Gabon vs Gambia
Gabon is 23.7 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Gabon about 24 times.
GabonGambiaGabon moved onto Gambia · Equal-area projection
23.7×
Gabon is 23.7× the area of Gambia.
| Gabon | Gambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 11,300 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 2,822,093 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 250 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Banjul |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Gabon sits at about 1°S and is stretched to 1.0× its true area; Gambia at 13° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Gabon bigger than Gambia?
- Yes. Gabon is 23.7 times larger than Gambia. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Gambia covers 11,300 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Gabon?
- About 24 times: Gabon has 23.7× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gabon and Gambia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gabon is drawn about 1.0× its true area there and Gambia about 1.06×. 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, Gabon or Gambia?
- Gambia: 2,822,093 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Gambia 250 per km².