Madagascar vs Seychelles
Madagascar is 1,280 times larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into Madagascar about 1280 times.
MadagascarSeychellesMadagascar moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
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Madagascar is 1,280× the area of Seychelles.
| Madagascar | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 122,730 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Victoria |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Madagascar sits at about 19°S and is stretched to 1.12× 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 Madagascar bigger than Seychelles?
- Yes. Madagascar is 1,280 times larger than Seychelles. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Madagascar?
- About 1280 times: Madagascar has 1,280× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Madagascar and Seychelles look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Madagascar is drawn about 1.12× 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, Madagascar or Seychelles?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 122,730. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².