Gabon vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 24% larger than Gabon.
GabonVietnamGabon moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
0.81×
Gabon is 0.81× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 1.24× the size of Gabon.
| Gabon | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Hanoi |
| Region | Middle Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Vietnam at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. 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 Vietnam?
- No. Gabon is 19% smaller than Vietnam. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into Vietnam?
- About 1.2 times: Vietnam has 1.24× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Gabon and Vietnam 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 Vietnam about 1.09×. 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 Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².