Afghanistan vs Seychelles
Afghanistan is 1,421 times larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into Afghanistan about 1421 times.
AfghanistanSeychellesAfghanistan moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 1,421× the area of Seychelles.
| Afghanistan | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 122,730 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Victoria |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Seychelles at 5° S is stretched to 1.01×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than Seychelles?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 1,421 times larger than Seychelles. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Afghanistan?
- About 1421 times: Afghanistan has 1,421× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Afghanistan and Seychelles look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Seychelles about 1.01×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Seychelles?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 122,730. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².