Gabon vs Pakistan
Pakistan is 3.29 times larger than Gabon. Gabon would fit into Pakistan about 3.3 times.
GabonPakistanGabon moved onto Pakistan · Equal-area projection
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Gabon is 0.3× the area of Pakistan. Put the other way, Pakistan is 3.29× the size of Gabon.
| Gabon | Pakistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 881,913 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 255,219,554 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 289 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Islamabad |
| Region | Middle Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 5 |
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; Pakistan at 30° N is stretched to 1.33×. 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 Pakistan?
- No. Gabon is 3.29 times smaller than Pakistan. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Pakistan covers 881,913 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into Pakistan?
- About 3.3 times: Pakistan has 3.29× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Gabon and Pakistan 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 Pakistan about 1.33×. 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 Pakistan?
- Pakistan: 255,219,554 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Pakistan 289 per km².