Antigua and Barbuda vs Seychelles
Seychelles is 4% larger than Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and BarbudaSeychellesAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
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Antigua and Barbuda is 0.96× the area of Seychelles. Put the other way, Seychelles is 1.04× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 440 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 94,209 | 122,730 |
| Density | 214 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Saint John's | Victoria |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Antigua and Barbuda sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Antigua and Barbuda bigger than Seychelles?
- No. Antigua and Barbuda is 4% smaller than Seychelles. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into Seychelles?
- About 1.0 times: Seychelles has 1.04× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Seychelles look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda is drawn about 1.1× 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, Antigua and Barbuda or Seychelles?
- Seychelles: 122,730 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².