Laos vs Seychelles
Laos is 516 times larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into Laos about 516 times.
LaosSeychellesLaos moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
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Laos is 516× the area of Seychelles.
| Laos | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 236,800 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 7,873,046 | 122,730 |
| Density | 33 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Vientiane | Victoria |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Laos sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 Laos bigger than Seychelles?
- Yes. Laos is 516 times larger than Seychelles. Laos covers 236,800 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Laos?
- About 516 times: Laos has 516× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Laos and Seychelles look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Laos is drawn about 1.11× 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, Laos or Seychelles?
- Laos: 7,873,046 people against 122,730. Density: Laos 33 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².