Gabon vs Italy: Land area in square kilometers
Gabon
257,670 sq. km
in 2023
Italy
295,720 sq. km
in 2023
Gabon rank
76th
Italy rank
73rd
Land area in square kilometers over time
- Gabon
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 295,720 sq. km against 257,670 sq. km in Gabon, a difference of 38,050 sq. km.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 76th and Italy ranks 73rd of 215 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 257,670 sq. km | 294,110 sq. km | 36,440 sq. km | Italy |
| 1970s | 257,670 sq. km | 294,110 sq. km | 36,440 sq. km | Italy |
| 1980s | 257,670 sq. km | 294,110 sq. km | 36,440 sq. km | Italy |
| 1990s | 257,670 sq. km | 294,110 sq. km | 36,440 sq. km | Italy |
| 2000s | 257,670 sq. km | 295,718 sq. km | 38,048 sq. km | Italy |
| 2010s | 257,670 sq. km | 295,718 sq. km | 38,048 sq. km | Italy |
| 2020s | 257,670 sq. km | 295,718 sq. km | 38,048 sq. km | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in square kilometers, Gabon or Italy?
- Italy, at 295,720 sq. km against 257,670 sq. km in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in square kilometers between Gabon and Italy?
- 38,050 sq. km, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Italy?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Italy rank globally for land area in square kilometers?
- Gabon ranks 76th and Italy ranks 73rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land area in square kilometers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in square kilometers (km²). Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.