Gabon vs Tunisia
Gabon is 64% larger than Tunisia. Tunisia would fit into Gabon about 1.6 times.
GabonTunisiaGabon moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
1.64×
Gabon is 1.64× the area of Tunisia.
| Gabon | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Tunis |
| Region | Middle Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Yes. Gabon is 64% larger than Tunisia. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Tunisia fit into Gabon?
- About 1.6 times: Gabon has 1.64× the area of Tunisia.
- Why do Gabon and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².