Gabon vs Guatemala
Gabon is 2.46 times larger than Guatemala. Guatemala would fit into Gabon about 2.5 times.
GabonGuatemalaGabon moved onto Guatemala · Equal-area projection
2.46×
Gabon is 2.46× the area of Guatemala.
| Gabon | Guatemala | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 108,889 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 18,687,881 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 172 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Guatemala City |
| Region | Middle Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
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; Guatemala at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Guatemala?
- Yes. Gabon is 2.46 times larger than Guatemala. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Guatemala covers 108,889 km².
- How many times does Guatemala fit into Gabon?
- About 2.5 times: Gabon has 2.46× the area of Guatemala.
- Why do Gabon and Guatemala 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 Guatemala about 1.08×. 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 Guatemala?
- Guatemala: 18,687,881 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Guatemala 172 per km².