Gabon vs Palau
Gabon is 574 times larger than Palau. Palau would fit into Gabon about 574 times.
GabonPalauGabon moved onto Palau · Equal-area projection
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Gabon is 574× the area of Palau.
| Gabon | Palau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 466 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 17,663 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 38 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Koror |
| 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; Palau at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Yes. Gabon is 574 times larger than Palau. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Palau covers 466 km².
- How many times does Palau fit into Gabon?
- About 574 times: Gabon has 574× the area of Palau.
- Why do Gabon and Palau 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 Palau about 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 17,663. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Palau 38 per km².