Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs Seychelles
Seychelles is 18% larger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSeychellesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 0.85× the area of Seychelles. Put the other way, Seychelles is 1.18× the size of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 389 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 99,924 | 122,730 |
| Density | 257 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Kingstown | 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 Vincent and the Grenadines sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Vincent and the Grenadines bigger than Seychelles?
- No. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 15% smaller than Seychelles. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers 389 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines fit into Seychelles?
- About 1.2 times: Seychelles has 1.18× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- Why do Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Seychelles look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is drawn about 1.06× 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 Vincent and the Grenadines or Seychelles?
- Seychelles: 122,730 people against 99,924. Density: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 257 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².