Seychelles vs Singapore
Singapore is 57% larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into Singapore about 1.6 times.
SeychellesSingaporeSeychelles moved onto Singapore · Equal-area projection
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Seychelles is 0.64× the area of Singapore. Put the other way, Singapore is 1.57× the size of Seychelles.
| Seychelles | Singapore | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 459 km² | 719 km² |
| Population | 122,730 | 6,111,175 |
| Density | 267 / km² | 8,500 / km² |
| Capital | Victoria | Singapore |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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. Seychelles sits at about 5°S and is stretched to 1.01× its true area; Singapore at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Seychelles bigger than Singapore?
- No. Seychelles is 36% smaller than Singapore. Seychelles covers 459 km² and Singapore covers 719 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Singapore?
- About 1.6 times: Singapore has 1.57× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Seychelles and Singapore look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Seychelles is drawn about 1.01× its true area there and Singapore about 1.0×. 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, Seychelles or Singapore?
- Singapore: 6,111,175 people against 122,730. Density: Seychelles 267 per km², Singapore 8,500 per km².