Gabon vs Italy
Italy is 13% larger than Gabon.
GabonItalyGabon moved onto Italy · Equal-area projection
0.89×
Gabon is 0.89× the area of Italy. Put the other way, Italy is 1.13× the size of Gabon.
| Gabon | Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 302,068 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 58,915,656 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 195 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Rome |
| Region | Middle Africa | Southern Europe |
| 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; Italy at 43° N is stretched to 1.85×. That difference is why Italy looks so much bigger than it is next to Gabon. 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 Italy?
- No. Gabon is 11% smaller than Italy. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Italy covers 302,068 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into Italy?
- About 1.1 times: Italy has 1.13× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Gabon and Italy 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 Italy about 1.85×. That is why Italy looks so much bigger than it really is next to Gabon. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Gabon or Italy?
- Italy: 58,915,656 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Italy 195 per km².