Gabon vs Taiwan
Gabon is 7.4 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Gabon about 7.4 times.
GabonTaiwanGabon moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
7.4×
Gabon is 7.4× the area of Taiwan.
| Gabon | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Taipei |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
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; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Yes. Gabon is 7.4 times larger than Taiwan. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Gabon?
- About 7.4 times: Gabon has 7.4× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Gabon and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².