Country size comparison

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Gabon is about 3.8 times bigger than Ireland.

Ireland is approximately 70,273 sq km, while Gabon is approximately 267,667 sq km, making Gabon 281% larger than Ireland. Meanwhile, the population of Ireland is ~5.3 million people (2.9 million fewer people live in Gabon).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Ireland vs. Gabon uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
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Moving from Gabon to Ireland · UN DESA 2020
3 people born in Gabon live in Ireland.
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