Gabon vs Slovakia
Gabon is 5.46 times larger than Slovakia. Slovakia would fit into Gabon about 5.5 times.
GabonSlovakiaGabon moved onto Slovakia · Equal-area projection
5.46×
Gabon is 5.46× the area of Slovakia.
| Gabon | Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 49,034 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 5,413,813 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Bratislava |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 5 |
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; Slovakia at 49° N is stretched to 2.3×. That difference is why Slovakia looks so much bigger than it is next to Gabon. 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 Slovakia?
- Yes. Gabon is 5.46 times larger than Slovakia. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Slovakia covers 49,034 km².
- How many times does Slovakia fit into Gabon?
- About 5.5 times: Gabon has 5.46× the area of Slovakia.
- Why do Gabon and Slovakia 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 Slovakia about 2.3×. That is why Slovakia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Gabon. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Gabon or Slovakia?
- Slovakia: 5,413,813 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Slovakia 110 per km².