Gabon vs Yemen
Yemen is 70% larger than Gabon. Gabon would fit into Yemen about 1.7 times.
GabonYemenGabon moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
0.59×
Gabon is 0.59× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 1.7× the size of Gabon.
| Gabon | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Sana'a |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
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; Yemen at 16° N 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 Yemen?
- No. Gabon is 41% smaller than Yemen. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into Yemen?
- About 1.7 times: Yemen has 1.7× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Gabon and Yemen 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 Yemen 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Yemen 92 per km².