Gabon vs Mozambique
Mozambique is 2.99 times larger than Gabon. Gabon would fit into Mozambique about 3.0 times.
GabonMozambiqueGabon moved onto Mozambique · Equal-area projection
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Gabon is 0.33× the area of Mozambique. Put the other way, Mozambique is 2.99× the size of Gabon.
| Gabon | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Maputo |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 6 |
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; Mozambique at 17° S 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 Mozambique?
- No. Gabon is 2.99 times smaller than Mozambique. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into Mozambique?
- About 3.0 times: Mozambique has 2.99× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Gabon and Mozambique 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 Mozambique 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 Mozambique?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².