Gabon vs Namibia
Namibia is 3.08 times larger than Gabon. Gabon would fit into Namibia about 3.1 times.
GabonNamibiaGabon moved onto Namibia · Equal-area projection
0.32×
Gabon is 0.32× the area of Namibia. Put the other way, Namibia is 3.08× the size of Gabon.
| Gabon | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 825,615 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 3,092,816 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 3.7 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Windhoek |
| Region | Middle Africa | Southern 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; Namibia at 22° S is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- No. Gabon is 3.08 times smaller than Namibia. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Namibia covers 825,615 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into Namibia?
- About 3.1 times: Namibia has 3.08× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Gabon and Namibia 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 Namibia about 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- Namibia: 3,092,816 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Namibia 3.7 per km².