Jamaica vs Seychelles
Jamaica is 23.9 times larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into Jamaica about 24 times.
JamaicaSeychellesJamaica moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
23.9×
Jamaica is 23.9× the area of Seychelles.
| Jamaica | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 10,992 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 2,837,077 | 122,730 |
| Density | 258 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Kingston | 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. Jamaica sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 Jamaica bigger than Seychelles?
- Yes. Jamaica is 23.9 times larger than Seychelles. Jamaica covers 10,992 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Jamaica?
- About 24 times: Jamaica has 23.9× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Jamaica and Seychelles look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Jamaica is drawn about 1.11× 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, Jamaica or Seychelles?
- Jamaica: 2,837,077 people against 122,730. Density: Jamaica 258 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².