Gabon vs Saint Martin
Gabon is 5,050 times larger than Saint Martin. Saint Martin would fit into Gabon about 5050 times.
GabonSaint MartinGabon moved onto Saint Martin · Equal-area projection
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Gabon is 5,050× the area of Saint Martin.
| Gabon | Saint Martin | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 53 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 24,941 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 471 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Marigot |
| Region | Middle Africa | Caribbean |
| 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; Saint Martin 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 Saint Martin?
- Yes. Gabon is 5,050 times larger than Saint Martin. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Saint Martin covers 53 km².
- How many times does Saint Martin fit into Gabon?
- About 5050 times: Gabon has 5,050× the area of Saint Martin.
- Why do Gabon and Saint Martin 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 Martin 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 Saint Martin?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 24,941. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Saint Martin 471 per km².