Gabon vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 8.41 times larger than Gabon. Gabon would fit into Saudi Arabia about 8.4 times.
GabonSaudi ArabiaGabon moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
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Gabon is 0.12× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 8.41× the size of Gabon.
| Gabon | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Riyadh |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- No. Gabon is 8.41 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 8.4 times: Saudi Arabia has 8.41× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Gabon and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².