Gabon vs Guyana
Gabon is 25% larger than Guyana.
GabonGuyanaGabon moved onto Guyana · Equal-area projection
1.25×
Gabon is 1.25× the area of Guyana.
| Gabon | Guyana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 214,970 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 835,986 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Georgetown |
| Region | Middle Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
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; Guyana at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Guyana?
- Yes. Gabon is 25% larger than Guyana. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Guyana covers 214,970 km².
- How many times does Guyana fit into Gabon?
- About 1.2 times: Gabon has 1.25× the area of Guyana.
- Why do Gabon and Guyana 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 Guyana about 1.01×. 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 Guyana?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 835,986. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Guyana 3.9 per km².