Barbados vs Seychelles
Seychelles is 5% larger than Barbados.
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Barbados is 0.96× the area of Seychelles. Put the other way, Seychelles is 1.05× the size of Barbados.
| Barbados | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 122,730 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | 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. Barbados 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 Barbados bigger than Seychelles?
- No. Barbados is 4% smaller than Seychelles. Barbados covers 439 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Barbados fit into Seychelles?
- About 1.0 times: Seychelles has 1.05× the area of Barbados.
- Why do Barbados and Seychelles look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Barbados 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, Barbados or Seychelles?
- Barbados: 282,623 people against 122,730. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².