Gabon is 1.02× the size of Ecuador
Gabon covers about 260,000 km² (100,000 mi²) and Ecuador about 255,000 km² (98,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 260,000km²Gabon
- 255,000km²Ecuador
500 km
- Gabon
- Ecuador
What fits
- Ecuador is 98% of the size of Gabon.
- Gabon is larger by 4,950 km² (1,910 mi²), which is 1.9% of the area of Ecuador.
- Measured in Belgiums: Gabon is about 8.48, Ecuador about 8.31.
How they differ
- Gabon is larger, but Ecuador has the larger population: 16.9 million against 2.0 million, 8.36× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 66 in Ecuador against 7.8 in Gabon: Ecuador is 8.53× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,100 km apart.
- Together Gabon and Ecuador cover 515,000 km², close to the size of Thailand (514,000 km², 0.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 4,950 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
- At Ecuador's density, Gabon would have 17.3 million people (it has 2.0 million). At Gabon's density, Ecuador would have 2.0 million (it has 16.9 million).
- Gabon's centre is 0.8° of latitude, about 90 km, farther north than Ecuador's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Gabon | 1.02× |
| More people | Ecuador | 8.36× |
| More crowded | Ecuador | 8.53× |
| Farther north | Gabon | 0.8° of latitude |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Gabon | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 8.48× | 8.31× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.07× | 1.05× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.73× | 0.71× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.70× | 0.68× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.47× | 0.47× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.08× | 0.08× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.03× | 0.03× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.03× | 0.03× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.02× | 0.02× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Gabon | Ecuador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 260,000 km²100,000 mi² | 255,000 km²98,500 mi² |
| Population | 2.0 millionWikidata, 2017 | 16.9 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Density | 7.8 per km² | 66 per km² |
| Official area | 268,000 km²Wikidata | 257,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Libreville | Quito |
| Latitude range | 4°S to 2°N | 5°S to 2°N |
| Continent | Africa | South America |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2022, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 260,000 km² is 2.9% below Wikidata's official figure of 268,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Wikidata's official figure of 257,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 255,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-11