Gabon vs Mongolia
Mongolia is 5.84 times larger than Gabon. Gabon would fit into Mongolia about 5.8 times.
GabonMongoliaGabon moved onto Mongolia · Equal-area projection
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Gabon is 0.17× the area of Mongolia. Put the other way, Mongolia is 5.84× the size of Gabon.
| Gabon | Mongolia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 1,564,116 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 3,568,978 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Ulaanbaatar |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
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; Mongolia at 47° N is stretched to 2.15×. That difference is why Mongolia looks so much bigger than it is next to Gabon. 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 Mongolia?
- No. Gabon is 5.84 times smaller than Mongolia. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Mongolia covers 1,564,116 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into Mongolia?
- About 5.8 times: Mongolia has 5.84× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Gabon and Mongolia 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 Mongolia about 2.15×. That is why Mongolia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Gabon. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Gabon or Mongolia?
- Mongolia: 3,568,978 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Mongolia 2.3 per km².