Gabon vs Indonesia
Indonesia is 7.12 times larger than Gabon. Gabon would fit into Indonesia about 7.1 times.
GabonIndonesiaGabon moved onto Indonesia · Equal-area projection
0.14×
Gabon is 0.14× the area of Indonesia. Put the other way, Indonesia is 7.12× the size of Gabon.
| Gabon | Indonesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 1,904,570 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 285,721,236 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 150 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Jakarta |
| Region | Middle Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Indonesia at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Indonesia?
- No. Gabon is 7.12 times smaller than Indonesia. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into Indonesia?
- About 7.1 times: Indonesia has 7.12× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Gabon and Indonesia 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 Indonesia about 1.0×. 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 Indonesia?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Indonesia 150 per km².