Seychelles vs South Africa
South Africa is 2,660 times larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into South Africa about 2660 times.
SeychellesSouth AfricaSeychelles moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Seychelles is 0.0× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 2,660× the size of Seychelles.
| Seychelles | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 459 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 122,730 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 267 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Victoria | Pretoria |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- No. Seychelles is 2,660 times smaller than South Africa. Seychelles covers 459 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into South Africa?
- About 2660 times: South Africa has 2,660× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Seychelles and South Africa 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 South Africa about 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 122,730. Density: Seychelles 267 per km², South Africa 53 per km².