Saint Barthélemy vs Seychelles
Seychelles is 19.1 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Seychelles about 19 times.
Saint BarthélemySeychellesSaint Barthélemy moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
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Saint Barthélemy is 0.05× the area of Seychelles. Put the other way, Seychelles is 19.1× the size of Saint Barthélemy.
| Saint Barthélemy | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 24 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 10,124 | 122,730 |
| Density | 422 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Gustavia | 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. Saint Barthélemy sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Saint Barthélemy bigger than Seychelles?
- No. Saint Barthélemy is 19.1 times smaller than Seychelles. Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Seychelles?
- About 19 times: Seychelles has 19.1× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Saint Barthélemy and Seychelles look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Barthélemy is drawn about 1.1× 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, Saint Barthélemy or Seychelles?
- Seychelles: 122,730 people against 10,124. Density: Saint Barthélemy 422 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².