Gabon vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 3.54 times larger than Gabon. Gabon would fit into Tanzania about 3.5 times.
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Gabon is 0.28× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 3.54× the size of Gabon.
| Gabon | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Dodoma |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 8 |
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; Tanzania at 6° S 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 Tanzania?
- No. Gabon is 3.54 times smaller than Tanzania. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into Tanzania?
- About 3.5 times: Tanzania has 3.54× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Gabon and Tanzania 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 Tanzania 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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².