Gabon vs Guinea
Gabon is 9% larger than Guinea.
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1.09×
Gabon is 1.09× the area of Guinea.
| Gabon | Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 245,857 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 15,099,727 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 61 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Conakry |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 6 |
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; Guinea at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Guinea?
- Yes. Gabon is 9% larger than Guinea. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Guinea covers 245,857 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into Gabon?
- About 1.1 times: Gabon has 1.09× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Gabon and Guinea 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 Guinea about 1.03×. 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 Guinea?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Guinea 61 per km².