Gabon vs Guam
Gabon is 492 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into Gabon about 492 times.
GabonGuamGabon moved onto Guam · Equal-area projection
492×
Gabon is 492× the area of Guam.
| Gabon | Guam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 544 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 168,999 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 311 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Agana |
| Region | Middle Africa | Micronesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
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; Guam 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 Guam?
- Yes. Gabon is 492 times larger than Guam. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Guam covers 544 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into Gabon?
- About 492 times: Gabon has 492× the area of Guam.
- Why do Gabon and Guam 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 Guam 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 Guam?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 168,999. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Guam 311 per km².