Gambia vs Seychelles
Gambia is 24.6 times larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into Gambia about 25 times.
GambiaSeychellesGambia moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
24.6×
Gambia is 24.6× the area of Seychelles.
| Gambia | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 122,730 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Victoria |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Gambia sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Gambia bigger than Seychelles?
- Yes. Gambia is 24.6 times larger than Seychelles. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Gambia?
- About 25 times: Gambia has 24.6× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Gambia and Seychelles look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gambia is drawn about 1.06× 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, Gambia or Seychelles?
- Gambia: 2,822,093 people against 122,730. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².