Kiribati vs Seychelles
Kiribati is 77% larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into Kiribati about 1.8 times.
KiribatiSeychellesKiribati moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
1.77×
Kiribati is 1.77× the area of Seychelles.
| Kiribati | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 122,730 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Victoria |
| Region | Micronesia | 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. Kiribati sits at about 1°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Kiribati bigger than Seychelles?
- Yes. Kiribati is 77% larger than Seychelles. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Kiribati?
- About 1.8 times: Kiribati has 1.77× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Kiribati and Seychelles look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kiribati is drawn about 1.0× 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, Kiribati or Seychelles?
- Kiribati: 136,488 people against 122,730. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².