Gabon vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 2.19 times larger than Gabon. Gabon would fit into Madagascar about 2.2 times.
GabonMadagascarGabon moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
0.46×
Gabon is 0.46× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 2.19× the size of Gabon.
| Gabon | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Antananarivo |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- No. Gabon is 2.19 times smaller than Madagascar. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into Madagascar?
- About 2.2 times: Madagascar has 2.19× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Gabon and Madagascar 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 Madagascar about 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².