Gabon vs Israel
Gabon is 12.9 times larger than Israel. Israel would fit into Gabon about 13 times.
GabonIsraelGabon moved onto Israel · Equal-area projection
12.9×
Gabon is 12.9× the area of Israel.
| Gabon | Israel | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 20,770 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 10,122,800 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 487 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Jerusalem |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 5 |
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; Israel at 31° N is stretched to 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- Yes. Gabon is 12.9 times larger than Israel. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Israel covers 20,770 km².
- How many times does Israel fit into Gabon?
- About 13 times: Gabon has 12.9× the area of Israel.
- Why do Gabon and Israel 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 Israel about 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- Israel: 10,122,800 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Israel 487 per km².