Gabon vs Nauru
Gabon is 12,746 times larger than Nauru. Nauru would fit into Gabon about 12746 times.
GabonNauruGabon moved onto Nauru · Equal-area projection
12,746×
Gabon is 12,746× the area of Nauru.
| Gabon | Nauru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 21 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 12,025 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 573 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Yaren District |
| 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; Nauru at 1° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Nauru?
- Yes. Gabon is 12,746 times larger than Nauru. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Nauru covers 21 km².
- How many times does Nauru fit into Gabon?
- About 12746 times: Gabon has 12,746× the area of Nauru.
- Why do Gabon and Nauru 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 Nauru about 1.0×. 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 Nauru?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 12,025. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Nauru 573 per km².