Gabon vs Vanuatu
Gabon is 22.0 times larger than Vanuatu. Vanuatu would fit into Gabon about 22 times.
GabonVanuatuGabon moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
22.0×
Gabon is 22.0× the area of Vanuatu.
| Gabon | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 335,169 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Port-Vila |
| Region | Middle Africa | Melanesia |
| 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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Yes. Gabon is 22.0 times larger than Vanuatu. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Vanuatu fit into Gabon?
- About 22 times: Gabon has 22.0× the area of Vanuatu.
- Why do Gabon and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 335,169. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².