Gabon vs Paraguay
Paraguay is 52% larger than Gabon. Gabon would fit into Paraguay about 1.5 times.
GabonParaguayGabon moved onto Paraguay · Equal-area projection
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Gabon is 0.66× the area of Paraguay. Put the other way, Paraguay is 1.52× the size of Gabon.
| Gabon | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 406,756 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 7,013,078 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Asuncion |
| Region | Middle Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Paraguay at 23° S is stretched to 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- No. Gabon is 34% smaller than Paraguay. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Paraguay covers 406,756 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into Paraguay?
- About 1.5 times: Paraguay has 1.52× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Gabon and Paraguay 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 Paraguay about 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- Paraguay: 7,013,078 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Paraguay 17 per km².