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Seychelles vs Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago is 11.2 times larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into Trinidad and Tobago about 11 times.

SeychellesTrinidad and TobagoSeychelles moved onto Trinidad and Tobago · Equal-area projection
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Seychelles is 0.09× the area of Trinidad and Tobago. Put the other way, Trinidad and Tobago is 11.2× the size of Seychelles.
SeychellesTrinidad and Tobago
Area459 km²5,128 km²
Population122,7301,367,764
Density267 / km²267 / km²
CapitalVictoriaPort-of-Spain
RegionEastern AfricaCaribbean
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours00

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; Trinidad and Tobago at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is Seychelles bigger than Trinidad and Tobago?
No. Seychelles is 11.2 times smaller than Trinidad and Tobago. Seychelles covers 459 km² and Trinidad and Tobago covers 5,128 km².
How many times does Seychelles fit into Trinidad and Tobago?
About 11 times: Trinidad and Tobago has 11.2× the area of Seychelles.
Why do Seychelles and Trinidad and Tobago 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 Trinidad and Tobago about 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago: 1,367,764 people against 122,730. Density: Seychelles 267 per km², Trinidad and Tobago 267 per km².
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