Gabon vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 3.41 times larger than Gabon. Gabon would fit into Venezuela about 3.4 times.
GabonVenezuelaGabon moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
0.29×
Gabon is 0.29× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 3.41× the size of Gabon.
| Gabon | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Caracas |
| Region | Middle Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
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; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- No. Gabon is 3.41 times smaller than Venezuela. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into Venezuela?
- About 3.4 times: Venezuela has 3.41× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Gabon and Venezuela 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 Venezuela about 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².