Gabon vs Qatar
Gabon is 23.4 times larger than Qatar. Qatar would fit into Gabon about 23 times.
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23.4×
Gabon is 23.4× the area of Qatar.
| Gabon | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Doha |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
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; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Yes. Gabon is 23.4 times larger than Qatar. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into Gabon?
- About 23 times: Gabon has 23.4× the area of Qatar.
- Why do Gabon and Qatar 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 Qatar about 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Qatar: 2,972,215 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Qatar 260 per km².