Gabon vs Marshall Islands
Gabon is 1,479 times larger than Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands would fit into Gabon about 1479 times.
GabonMarshall IslandsGabon moved onto Marshall Islands · Equal-area projection
1,479×
Gabon is 1,479× the area of Marshall Islands.
| Gabon | Marshall Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 181 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 36,282 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 200 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Majuro |
| Region | Middle Africa | Micronesia |
| 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; Marshall Islands at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Marshall Islands?
- Yes. Gabon is 1,479 times larger than Marshall Islands. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Marshall Islands covers 181 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Gabon?
- About 1479 times: Gabon has 1,479× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Gabon and Marshall Islands 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 Marshall Islands about 1.02×. 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 Marshall Islands?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 36,282. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Marshall Islands 200 per km².