Aruba vs Seychelles
Seychelles is 2.56 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Seychelles about 2.6 times.
ArubaSeychellesAruba moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
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Aruba is 0.39× the area of Seychelles. Put the other way, Seychelles is 2.56× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 122,730 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | 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. Aruba sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Aruba bigger than Seychelles?
- No. Aruba is 2.56 times smaller than Seychelles. Aruba covers 179 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Seychelles?
- About 2.6 times: Seychelles has 2.56× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Seychelles look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Aruba is drawn about 1.05× 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, Aruba or Seychelles?
- Seychelles: 122,730 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².