Eritrea vs Seychelles
Eritrea is 256 times larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into Eritrea about 256 times.
EritreaSeychellesEritrea moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 256× the area of Seychelles.
| Eritrea | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 122,730 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Victoria |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eritrea 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 Eritrea bigger than Seychelles?
- Yes. Eritrea is 256 times larger than Seychelles. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Eritrea?
- About 256 times: Eritrea has 256× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Eritrea and Seychelles look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea 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, Eritrea or Seychelles?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 122,730. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².