Gabon vs Maldives
Gabon is 898 times larger than Maldives. Maldives would fit into Gabon about 898 times.
GabonMaldivesGabon moved onto Maldives · Equal-area projection
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Gabon is 898× the area of Maldives.
| Gabon | Maldives | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 298 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 529,676 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 1,777 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Male |
| Region | Middle Africa | Southern Asia |
| 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; Maldives 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 Maldives?
- Yes. Gabon is 898 times larger than Maldives. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Maldives covers 298 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into Gabon?
- About 898 times: Gabon has 898× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Gabon and Maldives 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 Maldives 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 Maldives?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 529,676. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Maldives 1,777 per km².