Gabon vs Somalia
Somalia is 2.38 times larger than Gabon. Gabon would fit into Somalia about 2.4 times.
GabonSomaliaGabon moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
0.42×
Gabon is 0.42× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 2.38× the size of Gabon.
| Gabon | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Mogadishu |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
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; Somalia at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Somalia?
- No. Gabon is 2.38 times smaller than Somalia. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into Somalia?
- About 2.4 times: Somalia has 2.38× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Gabon and Somalia 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 Somalia about 1.01×. 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 Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Somalia 31 per km².