Gabon vs Libya
Libya is 6.57 times larger than Gabon. Gabon would fit into Libya about 6.6 times.
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Gabon is 0.15× the area of Libya. Put the other way, Libya is 6.57× the size of Gabon.
| Gabon | Libya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 1,759,541 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 7,458,555 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 4.2 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Tripoli |
| Region | Middle Africa | Northern Africa |
| 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; Libya at 27° N is stretched to 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- No. Gabon is 6.57 times smaller than Libya. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Libya covers 1,759,541 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into Libya?
- About 6.6 times: Libya has 6.57× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Gabon and Libya 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 Libya about 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- Libya: 7,458,555 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Libya 4.2 per km².