Gabon vs Malaysia
Malaysia is 24% larger than Gabon.
GabonMalaysiaGabon moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
0.81×
Gabon is 0.81× the area of Malaysia. Put the other way, Malaysia is 1.24× the size of Gabon.
| Gabon | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Middle Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Malaysia at 4° 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 Malaysia?
- No. Gabon is 19% smaller than Malaysia. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into Malaysia?
- About 1.2 times: Malaysia has 1.24× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Gabon and Malaysia 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 Malaysia 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 Malaysia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².