Pitcairn Islands vs Seychelles
Seychelles is 9.77 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Seychelles about 9.8 times.
Pitcairn IslandsSeychellesPitcairn Islands moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
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Pitcairn Islands is 0.1× the area of Seychelles. Put the other way, Seychelles is 9.77× the size of Pitcairn Islands.
| Pitcairn Islands | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 47 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 50 | 122,730 |
| Density | 1.1 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Adamstown | Victoria |
| Region | Polynesia | 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. Pitcairn Islands sits at about 24°S and is stretched to 1.21× 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 Pitcairn Islands bigger than Seychelles?
- No. Pitcairn Islands is 9.77 times smaller than Seychelles. Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Seychelles?
- About 9.8 times: Seychelles has 9.77× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Pitcairn Islands and Seychelles look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Pitcairn Islands is drawn about 1.21× 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, Pitcairn Islands or Seychelles?
- Seychelles: 122,730 people against 50. Density: Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².