Gabon vs Saint Helena
Gabon is 679 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Gabon about 679 times.
GabonSaint HelenaGabon moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
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Gabon is 679× the area of Saint Helena.
| Gabon | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 5,633 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Jamestown |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Africa |
| 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; Saint Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Saint Helena?
- Yes. Gabon is 679 times larger than Saint Helena. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Gabon?
- About 679 times: Gabon has 679× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Gabon and Saint Helena 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 Saint Helena about 1.05×. 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 Saint Helena?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 5,633. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².