Seychelles vs Vanuatu
Vanuatu is 26.6 times larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into Vanuatu about 27 times.
SeychellesVanuatuSeychelles moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
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Seychelles is 0.04× the area of Vanuatu. Put the other way, Vanuatu is 26.6× the size of Seychelles.
| Seychelles | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 459 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 122,730 | 335,169 |
| Density | 267 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Victoria | Port-Vila |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Melanesia |
| 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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- No. Seychelles is 26.6 times smaller than Vanuatu. Seychelles covers 459 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Vanuatu?
- About 27 times: Vanuatu has 26.6× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Seychelles and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu: 335,169 people against 122,730. Density: Seychelles 267 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².