Palau vs Seychelles
Palau and Seychelles are almost exactly the same size.
PalauSeychellesPalau moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
1.02×
Palau is 1.02× the area of Seychelles.
| Palau | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 466 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 17,663 | 122,730 |
| Density | 38 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Koror | Victoria |
| Region | Micronesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Palau sits at about 7°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Palau bigger than Seychelles?
- Yes. Palau and Seychelles are almost exactly the same size. Palau covers 466 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Palau?
- About 1.0 times: Palau has 1.02× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Palau and Seychelles look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Palau is drawn about 1.02× 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, Palau or Seychelles?
- Seychelles: 122,730 people against 17,663. Density: Palau 38 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².