Gabon vs Lithuania
Gabon is 4.1 times larger than Lithuania. Lithuania would fit into Gabon about 4.1 times.
GabonLithuaniaGabon moved onto Lithuania · Equal-area projection
4.1×
Gabon is 4.1× the area of Lithuania.
| Gabon | Lithuania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 65,300 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 2,888,774 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Vilnius |
| Region | Middle Africa | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
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; Lithuania at 55° N is stretched to 3.09×. That difference is why Lithuania 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 Lithuania?
- Yes. Gabon is 4.1 times larger than Lithuania. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Lithuania covers 65,300 km².
- How many times does Lithuania fit into Gabon?
- About 4.1 times: Gabon has 4.1× the area of Lithuania.
- Why do Gabon and Lithuania 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 Lithuania about 3.09×. That is why Lithuania 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 Lithuania?
- Lithuania: 2,888,774 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Lithuania 44 per km².