Seychelles vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 580 times larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into Western Sahara about 580 times.
SeychellesWestern SaharaSeychelles moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Seychelles is 0.0× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 580× the size of Seychelles.
| Seychelles | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 459 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 122,730 | 612,000 |
| Density | 267 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Victoria | — |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- No. Seychelles is 580 times smaller than Western Sahara. Seychelles covers 459 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Western Sahara?
- About 580 times: Western Sahara has 580× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Seychelles and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara: 612,000 people against 122,730. Density: Seychelles 267 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².