Gabon vs Nigeria
Nigeria is 3.45 times larger than Gabon. Gabon would fit into Nigeria about 3.5 times.
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Gabon is 0.29× the area of Nigeria. Put the other way, Nigeria is 3.45× the size of Gabon.
| Gabon | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Abuja |
| 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; Nigeria at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- No. Gabon is 3.45 times smaller than Nigeria. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into Nigeria?
- About 3.5 times: Nigeria has 3.45× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Gabon and Nigeria 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 Nigeria about 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².