Gabon vs Panama
Gabon is 3.61 times larger than Panama. Panama would fit into Gabon about 3.6 times.
GabonPanamaGabon moved onto Panama · Equal-area projection
3.61×
Gabon is 3.61× the area of Panama.
| Gabon | Panama | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 74,177 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 4,571,189 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Panama City |
| Region | Middle Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
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; Panama at 9° 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 Panama?
- Yes. Gabon is 3.61 times larger than Panama. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Panama covers 74,177 km².
- How many times does Panama fit into Gabon?
- About 3.6 times: Gabon has 3.61× the area of Panama.
- Why do Gabon and Panama 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 Panama 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 Panama?
- Panama: 4,571,189 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Panama 62 per km².