Cuba vs Seychelles
Cuba is 239 times larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into Cuba about 239 times.
CubaSeychellesCuba moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
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Cuba is 239× the area of Seychelles.
| Cuba | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 122,730 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | 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. Cuba sits at about 22°N and is stretched to 1.16× 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 Cuba bigger than Seychelles?
- Yes. Cuba is 239 times larger than Seychelles. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Cuba?
- About 239 times: Cuba has 239× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Cuba and Seychelles look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cuba is drawn about 1.16× 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, Cuba or Seychelles?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 122,730. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².