Gabon vs Palestine
Gabon is 32.6 times larger than Palestine. Palestine would fit into Gabon about 33 times.
GabonPalestineGabon moved onto Palestine · Equal-area projection
32.6×
Gabon is 32.6× the area of Palestine.
| Gabon | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | East Jerusalem |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
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; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Yes. Gabon is 32.6 times larger than Palestine. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Palestine fit into Gabon?
- About 33 times: Gabon has 32.6× the area of Palestine.
- Why do Gabon and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Palestine: 5,413,596 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Palestine 659 per km².