Gabon vs Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is 68% larger than Gabon. Gabon would fit into Uzbekistan about 1.7 times.
GabonUzbekistanGabon moved onto Uzbekistan · Equal-area projection
0.6×
Gabon is 0.6× the area of Uzbekistan. Put the other way, Uzbekistan is 1.68× the size of Gabon.
| Gabon | Uzbekistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 448,978 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 37,053,428 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 83 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Tashkent |
| Region | Middle Africa | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 5 |
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; Uzbekistan at 42° N is stretched to 1.8×. That difference is why Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan?
- No. Gabon is 40% smaller than Uzbekistan. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Uzbekistan covers 448,978 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into Uzbekistan?
- About 1.7 times: Uzbekistan has 1.68× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Gabon and Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan about 1.8×. That is why Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan: 37,053,428 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Uzbekistan 83 per km².