Gabon vs Mali
Mali is 4.63 times larger than Gabon. Gabon would fit into Mali about 4.6 times.
GabonMaliGabon moved onto Mali · Equal-area projection
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Gabon is 0.22× the area of Mali. Put the other way, Mali is 4.63× the size of Gabon.
| Gabon | Mali | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 1,240,192 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 25,198,821 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 20 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Bamako |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
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; Mali at 17° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Mali?
- No. Gabon is 4.63 times smaller than Mali. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Mali covers 1,240,192 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into Mali?
- About 4.6 times: Mali has 4.63× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Gabon and Mali 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 Mali about 1.1×. 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 Mali?
- Mali: 25,198,821 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Mali 20 per km².