Gabon vs Peru
Peru is 4.8 times larger than Gabon. Gabon would fit into Peru about 4.8 times.
GabonPeruGabon moved onto Peru · Equal-area projection
0.21×
Gabon is 0.21× the area of Peru. Put the other way, Peru is 4.8× the size of Gabon.
| Gabon | Peru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 1,285,216 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 34,576,665 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Lima |
| Region | Middle Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 5 |
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; Peru at 9° S is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- No. Gabon is 4.8 times smaller than Peru. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Peru covers 1,285,216 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into Peru?
- About 4.8 times: Peru has 4.8× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Gabon and Peru 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 Peru about 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- Peru: 34,576,665 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Peru 27 per km².