Seychelles vs Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is 32.5 times larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into Timor-Leste about 33 times.
SeychellesTimor-LesteSeychelles moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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Seychelles is 0.03× the area of Timor-Leste. Put the other way, Timor-Leste is 32.5× the size of Seychelles.
| Seychelles | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 459 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 122,730 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 267 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Victoria | Dili |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Timor-Leste at 9° S 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 Timor-Leste?
- No. Seychelles is 32.5 times smaller than Timor-Leste. Seychelles covers 459 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Timor-Leste?
- About 33 times: Timor-Leste has 32.5× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Seychelles and Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste: 1,418,517 people against 122,730. Density: Seychelles 267 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².