Qatar vs Seychelles
Qatar is 24.9 times larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into Qatar about 25 times.
QatarSeychellesQatar moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
24.9×
Qatar is 24.9× the area of Seychelles.
| Qatar | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,437 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 2,972,215 | 122,730 |
| Density | 260 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Doha | Victoria |
| Region | Western Asia | 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. Qatar sits at about 25°N and is stretched to 1.22× 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 Qatar bigger than Seychelles?
- Yes. Qatar is 24.9 times larger than Seychelles. Qatar covers 11,437 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Qatar?
- About 25 times: Qatar has 24.9× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Qatar and Seychelles look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Qatar is drawn about 1.22× 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, Qatar or Seychelles?
- Qatar: 2,972,215 people against 122,730. Density: Qatar 260 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².