Mozambique vs Seychelles
Mozambique is 1,746 times larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into Mozambique about 1746 times.
MozambiqueSeychellesMozambique moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
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Mozambique is 1,746× the area of Seychelles.
| Mozambique | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 801,590 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 35,631,653 | 122,730 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Maputo | Victoria |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Mozambique sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Mozambique bigger than Seychelles?
- Yes. Mozambique is 1,746 times larger than Seychelles. Mozambique covers 801,590 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Mozambique?
- About 1746 times: Mozambique has 1,746× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Mozambique and Seychelles look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mozambique is drawn about 1.1× 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, Mozambique or Seychelles?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 122,730. Density: Mozambique 44 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².