Gabon vs Rwanda
Gabon is 10.2 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Gabon about 10 times.
GabonRwandaGabon moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
10.2×
Gabon is 10.2× the area of Rwanda.
| Gabon | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Kigali |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
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; Rwanda at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Yes. Gabon is 10.2 times larger than Rwanda. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Gabon?
- About 10 times: Gabon has 10.2× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Gabon and Rwanda 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 Rwanda about 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².