Gabon vs Kiribati
Gabon is 330 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Gabon about 330 times.
GabonKiribatiGabon moved onto Kiribati · Equal-area projection
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Gabon is 330× the area of Kiribati.
| Gabon | Kiribati | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 811 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 136,488 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 168 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Tarawa |
| Region | Middle Africa | Micronesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
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; Kiribati 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 Kiribati?
- Yes. Gabon is 330 times larger than Kiribati. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Kiribati covers 811 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Gabon?
- About 330 times: Gabon has 330× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Gabon and Kiribati 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 Kiribati 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 Kiribati?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 136,488. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Kiribati 168 per km².