Saint Martin vs Seychelles
Seychelles is 8.66 times larger than Saint Martin. Saint Martin would fit into Seychelles about 8.7 times.
Saint MartinSeychellesSaint Martin moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
0.12×
Saint Martin is 0.12× the area of Seychelles. Put the other way, Seychelles is 8.66× the size of Saint Martin.
| Saint Martin | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 53 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 24,941 | 122,730 |
| Density | 471 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Marigot | Victoria |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Saint Martin sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 Martin bigger than Seychelles?
- No. Saint Martin is 8.66 times smaller than Seychelles. Saint Martin covers 53 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Saint Martin fit into Seychelles?
- About 8.7 times: Seychelles has 8.66× the area of Saint Martin.
- Why do Saint Martin and Seychelles look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Martin is drawn about 1.11× 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 Martin or Seychelles?
- Seychelles: 122,730 people against 24,941. Density: Saint Martin 471 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².