Gabon vs South Sudan
South Sudan is 2.41 times larger than Gabon. Gabon would fit into South Sudan about 2.4 times.
GabonSouth SudanGabon moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Gabon is 0.42× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 2.41× the size of Gabon.
| Gabon | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Juba |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 6 |
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; South Sudan at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 South Sudan?
- No. Gabon is 2.41 times smaller than South Sudan. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into South Sudan?
- About 2.4 times: South Sudan has 2.41× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Gabon and South Sudan 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 South Sudan about 1.02×. 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 South Sudan?
- South Sudan: 12,188,788 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².