Gabon vs US Virgin Islands
Gabon is 774 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Gabon about 774 times.
GabonUS Virgin IslandsGabon moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Gabon is 774× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Gabon | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 103,792 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Middle Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
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; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Gabon is 774 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Gabon?
- About 774 times: Gabon has 774× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Gabon and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 103,792. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².