Dominica vs Seychelles
Dominica is 64% larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into Dominica about 1.6 times.
DominicaSeychellesDominica moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
1.64×
Dominica is 1.64× the area of Seychelles.
| Dominica | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 751 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 65,871 | 122,730 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Roseau | 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. Dominica sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Dominica bigger than Seychelles?
- Yes. Dominica is 64% larger than Seychelles. Dominica covers 751 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Dominica?
- About 1.6 times: Dominica has 1.64× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Dominica and Seychelles look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Dominica is drawn about 1.08× 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, Dominica or Seychelles?
- Seychelles: 122,730 people against 65,871. Density: Dominica 88 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².