Gabon vs Northern Mariana Islands
Gabon is 577 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands would fit into Gabon about 577 times.
GabonNorthern Mariana IslandsGabon moved onto Northern Mariana Islands · Equal-area projection
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Gabon is 577× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
| Gabon | Northern Mariana Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 464 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 43,541 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 94 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Saipan |
| 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; Northern Mariana Islands at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- Yes. Gabon is 577 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km².
- How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into Gabon?
- About 577 times: Gabon has 577× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
- Why do Gabon and Northern Mariana Islands 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 Northern Mariana Islands about 1.08×. 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 43,541. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km².