Gabon vs Guernsey
Gabon is 3,432 times larger than Guernsey. Guernsey would fit into Gabon about 3432 times.
GabonGuernseyGabon moved onto Guernsey · Equal-area projection
3,432×
Gabon is 3,432× the area of Guernsey.
| Gabon | Guernsey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 78 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 67,787 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 869 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Saint Peter Port |
| Region | Middle Africa | Northern Europe |
| 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; Guernsey at 49° N is stretched to 2.37×. That difference is why Guernsey 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 Gabon bigger than Guernsey?
- Yes. Gabon is 3,432 times larger than Guernsey. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Guernsey covers 78 km².
- How many times does Guernsey fit into Gabon?
- About 3432 times: Gabon has 3,432× the area of Guernsey.
- Why do Gabon and Guernsey 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 Guernsey about 2.37×. That is why Guernsey 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, Gabon or Guernsey?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 67,787. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Guernsey 869 per km².