Gabon vs Puerto Rico
Gabon is 29.4 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Gabon about 29 times.
GabonPuerto RicoGabon moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
29.4×
Gabon is 29.4× the area of Puerto Rico.
| Gabon | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | San Juan |
| Region | Middle Africa | Caribbean |
| 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; Puerto Rico at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- Yes. Gabon is 29.4 times larger than Puerto Rico. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Gabon?
- About 29 times: Gabon has 29.4× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Gabon and Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico about 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico: 3,184,835 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².