Montserrat vs Seychelles
Seychelles is 4.5 times larger than Montserrat. Montserrat would fit into Seychelles about 4.5 times.
MontserratSeychellesMontserrat moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
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Montserrat is 0.22× the area of Seychelles. Put the other way, Seychelles is 4.5× the size of Montserrat.
| Montserrat | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 102 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 5,440 | 122,730 |
| Density | 53 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Brades | 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. Montserrat sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.09× 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 Montserrat bigger than Seychelles?
- No. Montserrat is 4.5 times smaller than Seychelles. Montserrat covers 102 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Montserrat fit into Seychelles?
- About 4.5 times: Seychelles has 4.5× the area of Montserrat.
- Why do Montserrat and Seychelles look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Montserrat is drawn about 1.09× 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, Montserrat or Seychelles?
- Seychelles: 122,730 people against 5,440. Density: Montserrat 53 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².