Gabon vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 46% larger than Gabon.
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Gabon is 0.68× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 1.46× the size of Gabon.
| Gabon | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Harare |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- No. Gabon is 32% smaller than Zimbabwe. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Gabon fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 1.5 times: Zimbabwe has 1.46× the area of Gabon.
- Why do Gabon and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².