Cyprus vs Seychelles
Cyprus is 20.1 times larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into Cyprus about 20 times.
CyprusSeychellesCyprus moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
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Cyprus is 20.1× the area of Seychelles.
| Cyprus | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,242 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 1,370,754 | 122,730 |
| Density | 148 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Nicosia | Victoria |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cyprus sits at about 35°N and is stretched to 1.49× 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 Cyprus bigger than Seychelles?
- Yes. Cyprus is 20.1 times larger than Seychelles. Cyprus covers 9,242 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Cyprus?
- About 20 times: Cyprus has 20.1× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Cyprus and Seychelles look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cyprus is drawn about 1.49× 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, Cyprus or Seychelles?
- Cyprus: 1,370,754 people against 122,730. Density: Cyprus 148 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².