Northern Mariana Islands vs Seychelles
Northern Mariana Islands and Seychelles are almost exactly the same size.
Northern Mariana IslandsSeychellesNorthern Mariana Islands moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
1.01×
Northern Mariana Islands is 1.01× the area of Seychelles.
| Northern Mariana Islands | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 464 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 43,541 | 122,730 |
| Density | 94 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Saipan | 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. Northern Mariana Islands sits at about 16°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Northern Mariana Islands bigger than Seychelles?
- Yes. Northern Mariana Islands and Seychelles are almost exactly the same size. Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Northern Mariana Islands?
- About 1.0 times: Northern Mariana Islands has 1.01× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Northern Mariana Islands and Seychelles look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Northern Mariana Islands is drawn about 1.08× 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, Northern Mariana Islands or Seychelles?
- Seychelles: 122,730 people against 43,541. Density: Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².