Gabon vs Zambia
Zambia is 2.81 times larger than Gabon. Gabon would fit into Zambia about 2.8 times.
GabonZambiaGabon moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
0.36×
Gabon is 0.36× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 2.81× the size of Gabon.
| Gabon | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Lusaka |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
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; Zambia at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- No. Gabon is 2.81 times smaller than Zambia. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into Zambia?
- About 2.8 times: Zambia has 2.81× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Gabon and Zambia 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 Zambia about 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- Zambia: 21,913,874 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Zambia 29 per km².