Panama vs Seychelles
Panama is 162 times larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into Panama about 162 times.
PanamaSeychellesPanama moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
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Panama is 162× the area of Seychelles.
| Panama | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 74,177 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 4,571,189 | 122,730 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Panama City | Victoria |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Panama sits at about 9°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 Panama bigger than Seychelles?
- Yes. Panama is 162 times larger than Seychelles. Panama covers 74,177 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Panama?
- About 162 times: Panama has 162× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Panama and Seychelles look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Panama 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, Panama or Seychelles?
- Panama: 4,571,189 people against 122,730. Density: Panama 62 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².