Gabon vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 73% larger than Gabon. Gabon would fit into Papua New Guinea about 1.7 times.
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Gabon is 0.58× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 1.73× the size of Gabon.
| Gabon | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Port Moresby |
| Region | Middle Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
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; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- No. Gabon is 42% smaller than Papua New Guinea. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 1.7 times: Papua New Guinea has 1.73× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Gabon and Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².