Gabon vs Uruguay
Gabon is 52% larger than Uruguay. Uruguay would fit into Gabon about 1.5 times.
GabonUruguayGabon moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
1.52×
Gabon is 1.52× the area of Uruguay.
| Gabon | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Montevideo |
| Region | Middle Africa | South America |
| 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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Yes. Gabon is 52% larger than Uruguay. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Uruguay fit into Gabon?
- About 1.5 times: Gabon has 1.52× the area of Uruguay.
- Why do Gabon and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay: 3,384,688 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².