Gabon is 1.07× the size of United Kingdom
Gabon covers about 260,000 km² (100,000 mi²) and United Kingdom about 244,000 km² (94,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 260,000km²Gabon
- 244,000km²United Kingdom
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- Gabon
- United Kingdom
What fits
- United Kingdom is 94% of the size of Gabon.
- Gabon is larger by 16,200 km² (6,250 mi²), which is 6.6% of the area of United Kingdom.
- Measured in Belgiums: Gabon is about 8.48, United Kingdom about 7.95.
How they differ
- Gabon is larger, but United Kingdom has the larger population: 67.3 million against 2.0 million, 33.2× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 276 in United Kingdom against 7.8 in Gabon: United Kingdom is 35.5× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,220 km apart.
- On a standard web map United Kingdom looks larger than Gabon: Gabon at 1°S is drawn about 1.0× too large and United Kingdom at 54°N about 2.9×, so the map shows United Kingdom as 2.72× the size of Gabon, when Gabon is 1.07× the size of United Kingdom.
- Together Gabon and United Kingdom cover 504,000 km², close to the size of Spain (499,000 km², 0.9% smaller).
- The gap between them, 16,200 km², is about the size of Eswatini (17,100 km²).
- At United Kingdom's density, Gabon would have 71.8 million people (it has 2.0 million). At Gabon's density, United Kingdom would have 1.9 million (it has 67.3 million).
- United Kingdom's centre is 54.6° of latitude, about 6,070 km, farther north than Gabon's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Gabon | 1.07× |
| More people | United Kingdom | 33.2× |
| More crowded | United Kingdom | 35.5× |
| Farther north | United Kingdom | 54.6° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | United Kingdom | 2.9× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Gabon | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 8.48× | 7.95× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.73× | 0.68× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.70× | 0.65× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.47× | 0.44× |
| 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× | 0.01× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Gabon | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 260,000 km²100,000 mi² | 244,000 km²94,100 mi² |
| Population | 2.0 millionWikidata, 2017 | 67.3 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 7.8 per km² | 276 per km² |
| Official area | 268,000 km²Wikidata | 242,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Libreville | London |
| Latitude range | 4°S to 2°N | 50°N to 61°N |
| Continent | Africa | Europe |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2021, 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 242,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 244,000 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