Grenada vs Seychelles
Seychelles is 32% larger than Grenada.
GrenadaSeychellesGrenada moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
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Grenada is 0.76× the area of Seychelles. Put the other way, Seychelles is 1.32× the size of Grenada.
| Grenada | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 349 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 117,303 | 122,730 |
| Density | 336 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Saint George's | 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. Grenada sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Grenada bigger than Seychelles?
- No. Grenada is 24% smaller than Seychelles. Grenada covers 349 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Grenada fit into Seychelles?
- About 1.3 times: Seychelles has 1.32× the area of Grenada.
- Why do Grenada and Seychelles look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Grenada is drawn about 1.05× 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, Grenada or Seychelles?
- Seychelles: 122,730 people against 117,303. Density: Grenada 336 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².