Gabon vs Pitcairn Islands
Gabon is 5,695 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Gabon about 5695 times.
GabonPitcairn IslandsGabon moved onto Pitcairn Islands · Equal-area projection
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Gabon is 5,695× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
| Gabon | Pitcairn Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 47 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 50 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 1.1 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Adamstown |
| Region | Middle Africa | Polynesia |
| 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; Pitcairn Islands at 24° S is stretched to 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Yes. Gabon is 5,695 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Gabon?
- About 5695 times: Gabon has 5,695× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Gabon and Pitcairn Islands 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 Pitcairn Islands about 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 50. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km².