Gabon vs Suriname
Gabon is 64% larger than Suriname. Suriname would fit into Gabon about 1.6 times.
GabonSurinameGabon moved onto Suriname · Equal-area projection
1.64×
Gabon is 1.64× the area of Suriname.
| Gabon | Suriname | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 163,270 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 639,850 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Paramaribo |
| Region | Middle Africa | South America |
| 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; Suriname at 4° 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 Suriname?
- Yes. Gabon is 64% larger than Suriname. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Suriname covers 163,270 km².
- How many times does Suriname fit into Gabon?
- About 1.6 times: Gabon has 1.64× the area of Suriname.
- Why do Gabon and Suriname 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 Suriname 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 Suriname?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 639,850. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Suriname 3.9 per km².