Gabon vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 3.85 times larger than Gabon. Gabon would fit into Mauritania about 3.9 times.
GabonMauritaniaGabon moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
0.26×
Gabon is 0.26× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 3.85× the size of Gabon.
| Gabon | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Nouakchott |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
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; Mauritania at 20° N is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Mauritania?
- No. Gabon is 3.85 times smaller than Mauritania. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into Mauritania?
- About 3.9 times: Mauritania has 3.85× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Gabon and Mauritania 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 Mauritania about 1.14×. 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 Mauritania?
- Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².