Comoros vs Seychelles
Comoros is 4.43 times larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into Comoros about 4.4 times.
ComorosSeychellesComoros moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 4.43× the area of Seychelles.
| Comoros | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 122,730 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | Victoria |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Comoros sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Comoros bigger than Seychelles?
- Yes. Comoros is 4.43 times larger than Seychelles. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Comoros?
- About 4.4 times: Comoros has 4.43× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Comoros and Seychelles look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Comoros is drawn about 1.04× 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, Comoros or Seychelles?
- Comoros: 882,847 people against 122,730. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².