Gabon vs Kenya
Kenya is 2.17 times larger than Gabon. Gabon would fit into Kenya about 2.2 times.
GabonKenyaGabon moved onto Kenya · Equal-area projection
0.46×
Gabon is 0.46× the area of Kenya. Put the other way, Kenya is 2.17× the size of Gabon.
| Gabon | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 581,309 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 57,532,493 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 99 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Nairobi |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Kenya at 1° N 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 Kenya?
- No. Gabon is 2.17 times smaller than Kenya. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Kenya covers 581,309 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into Kenya?
- About 2.2 times: Kenya has 2.17× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Gabon and Kenya 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 Kenya 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 Kenya?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Kenya 99 per km².