Gabon vs Turkey
Turkey is 2.93 times larger than Gabon. Gabon would fit into Turkey about 2.9 times.
GabonTurkeyGabon moved onto Turkey · Equal-area projection
0.34×
Gabon is 0.34× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 2.93× the size of Gabon.
| Gabon | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Ankara |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Asia |
| 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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkey 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 Turkey?
- No. Gabon is 2.93 times smaller than Turkey. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into Turkey?
- About 2.9 times: Turkey has 2.93× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Gabon and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. That is why Turkey 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 Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Turkey 110 per km².