Gabon vs Seychelles
Gabon is 583 times larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into Gabon about 583 times.
GabonSeychellesGabon moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
583×
Gabon is 583× the area of Seychelles.
| Gabon | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 122,730 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Victoria |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Gabon sits at about 1°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Gabon bigger than Seychelles?
- Yes. Gabon is 583 times larger than Seychelles. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Gabon?
- About 583 times: Gabon has 583× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Gabon and Seychelles look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gabon is drawn about 1.0× 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, Gabon or Seychelles?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 122,730. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².