Gabon is 1.03× the size of Wyoming
Gabon (Africa) covers about 260,000 km² (100,000 mi²) and Wyoming (state of the United States) about 253,000 km² (97,900 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 260,000km²Gabon
- 253,000km²Wyoming
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- Gabon
- Wyoming
What fits
- Wyoming is 98% of the size of Gabon.
- Gabon is larger by 6,480 km² (2,500 mi²), which is 2.6% of the area of Wyoming.
- Measured in Belgiums: Gabon is about 8.48, Wyoming about 8.26.
How they differ
- Gabon also has the larger population: 2.0 million against 577,000, 3.51× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 7.8 in Gabon against 2.3 in Wyoming: Gabon is 3.42× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,400 km apart.
- On a standard web map Wyoming looks larger than Gabon: Gabon at 1°S is drawn about 1.0× too large and Wyoming at 43°N about 1.9×, so the map shows Wyoming as 1.82× the size of Gabon, when Gabon is 1.03× the size of Wyoming.
- Together Gabon and Wyoming cover 513,000 km², close to the size of Thailand (514,000 km², 0.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 6,480 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Wyoming's density, Gabon would have 592,000 people (it has 2.0 million). At Gabon's density, Wyoming would have 2.0 million (it has 577,000).
- Wyoming's centre is 43.6° of latitude, about 4,850 km, farther north than Gabon's.
- Gabon ranks 77th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Wyoming is the 9th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.7% of its area; it is the 50th most densely populated of them.
- Wyoming lies about 44° of latitude (roughly 4,850 km) north of Gabon, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Gabon would have about 128,370 m² and each person in Wyoming about 439,430 m².
- Laid side by side, Gabon and Wyoming would cover 513,000 km², about the same size as Thailand.
- Together they have 2.6 million people, about as many people as Qatar.
- Counted as a country, Wyoming would rank 78th by area and 170th by population.
Side by side
| Gabon | Wyoming | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 260,000 km²100,000 mi² | 253,000 km²97,900 mi² |
| Official area | 268,000 km²Wikidata | 253,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 76th of 239worldwide | 9th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 2.0 millionWikidata, 2017 | 577,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 147th of 237worldwide | 51st of 51in the United States |
| Density | 7.8 per km² | 2.3 per km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Cheyenne |
| Latitude range | 4°S to 2°N | 41°N to 45°N |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2020. 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 253,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 253,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- 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
- 2026-11-12