Gabon vs India
India is 12.3 times larger than Gabon. Gabon would fit into India about 12 times.
GabonIndiaGabon moved onto India · Equal-area projection
0.08×
Gabon is 0.08× the area of India. Put the other way, India is 12.3× the size of Gabon.
| Gabon | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 3,287,263 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 1,463,865,525 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 445 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | New Delhi |
| Region | Middle Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
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; India at 23° N is stretched to 1.18×. 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 India?
- No. Gabon is 12.3 times smaller than India. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and India covers 3,287,263 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into India?
- About 12 times: India has 12.3× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Gabon and India 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 India about 1.18×. 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 India?
- India: 1,463,865,525 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², India 445 per km².