Gabon vs Luxembourg
Gabon is 103 times larger than Luxembourg. Luxembourg would fit into Gabon about 103 times.
GabonLuxembourgGabon moved onto Luxembourg · Equal-area projection
103×
Gabon is 103× the area of Luxembourg.
| Gabon | Luxembourg | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 2,593 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 686,970 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 265 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Luxembourg |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
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; Luxembourg at 50° N is stretched to 2.4×. That difference is why Luxembourg 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 Luxembourg?
- Yes. Gabon is 103 times larger than Luxembourg. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Luxembourg covers 2,593 km².
- How many times does Luxembourg fit into Gabon?
- About 103 times: Gabon has 103× the area of Luxembourg.
- Why do Gabon and Luxembourg 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 Luxembourg about 2.4×. That is why Luxembourg 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 Luxembourg?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 686,970. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Luxembourg 265 per km².