Seychelles vs Zambia
Zambia is 1,640 times larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into Zambia about 1640 times.
SeychellesZambiaSeychelles moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
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Seychelles is 0.0× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 1,640× the size of Seychelles.
| Seychelles | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 459 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 122,730 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 267 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Victoria | Lusaka |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Seychelles sits at about 5°S and is stretched to 1.01× its true area; Zambia at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Seychelles bigger than Zambia?
- No. Seychelles is 1,640 times smaller than Zambia. Seychelles covers 459 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Zambia?
- About 1640 times: Zambia has 1,640× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Seychelles and Zambia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Seychelles is drawn about 1.01× its true area there and Zambia about 1.06×. 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, Seychelles or Zambia?
- Zambia: 21,913,874 people against 122,730. Density: Seychelles 267 per km², Zambia 29 per km².