Seychelles vs South Sudan
South Sudan is 1,404 times larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into South Sudan about 1404 times.
SeychellesSouth SudanSeychelles moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Seychelles is 0.0× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 1,404× the size of Seychelles.
| Seychelles | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 459 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 122,730 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 267 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Victoria | Juba |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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 Sudan at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Seychelles is 1,404 times smaller than South Sudan. Seychelles covers 459 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into South Sudan?
- About 1404 times: South Sudan has 1,404× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Seychelles and South Sudan 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 Sudan about 1.02×. 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 Sudan?
- South Sudan: 12,188,788 people against 122,730. Density: Seychelles 267 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².