Gabon vs Switzerland
Gabon is 6.48 times larger than Switzerland. Switzerland would fit into Gabon about 6.5 times.
GabonSwitzerlandGabon moved onto Switzerland · Equal-area projection
6.48×
Gabon is 6.48× the area of Switzerland.
| Gabon | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 41,291 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 9,092,436 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Bern |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western 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; Switzerland at 47° N is stretched to 2.13×. That difference is why Switzerland 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 Switzerland?
- Yes. Gabon is 6.48 times larger than Switzerland. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Switzerland covers 41,291 km².
- How many times does Switzerland fit into Gabon?
- About 6.5 times: Gabon has 6.48× the area of Switzerland.
- Why do Gabon and Switzerland 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 Switzerland about 2.13×. That is why Switzerland 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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland: 9,092,436 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Switzerland 220 per km².