Gabon vs Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is 84% larger than Gabon. Gabon would fit into Turkmenistan about 1.8 times.
GabonTurkmenistanGabon moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
0.54×
Gabon is 0.54× the area of Turkmenistan. Put the other way, Turkmenistan is 1.84× the size of Gabon.
| Gabon | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Ashgabat |
| Region | Middle Africa | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
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; Turkmenistan at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- No. Gabon is 46% smaller than Turkmenistan. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into Turkmenistan?
- About 1.8 times: Turkmenistan has 1.84× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Gabon and Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan about 1.66×. That is why Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan: 7,618,847 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².