Seychelles vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 851 times larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into Zimbabwe about 851 times.
SeychellesZimbabweSeychelles moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
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Seychelles is 0.0× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 851× the size of Seychelles.
| Seychelles | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 459 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 122,730 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 267 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Victoria | Harare |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- No. Seychelles is 851 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Seychelles covers 459 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 851 times: Zimbabwe has 851× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Seychelles and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 122,730. Density: Seychelles 267 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².