Gabon vs Philippines
Philippines is 28% larger than Gabon.
GabonPhilippinesGabon moved onto Philippines · Equal-area projection
0.78×
Gabon is 0.78× the area of Philippines. Put the other way, Philippines is 1.28× the size of Gabon.
| Gabon | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 343,448 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 116,786,962 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 340 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Manila |
| Region | Middle Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
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; Philippines at 12° N is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- No. Gabon is 22% smaller than Philippines. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Philippines covers 343,448 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into Philippines?
- About 1.3 times: Philippines has 1.28× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Gabon and Philippines 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 Philippines about 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- Philippines: 116,786,962 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Philippines 340 per km².