Gabon vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Gabon is 688 times larger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines would fit into Gabon about 688 times.
GabonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesGabon moved onto Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Equal-area projection
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Gabon is 688× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
| Gabon | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 389 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 99,924 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Kingstown |
| 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; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at 13° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Yes. Gabon is 688 times larger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers 389 km².
- How many times does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines fit into Gabon?
- About 688 times: Gabon has 688× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- Why do Gabon and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Vincent and the Grenadines about 1.06×. 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 99,924. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 257 per km².