Seychelles vs Yemen
Yemen is 992 times larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into Yemen about 992 times.
SeychellesYemenSeychelles moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
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Seychelles is 0.0× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 992× the size of Seychelles.
| Seychelles | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 459 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 122,730 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 267 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Victoria | Sana'a |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Yemen at 16° N 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 Yemen?
- No. Seychelles is 992 times smaller than Yemen. Seychelles covers 459 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Yemen?
- About 992 times: Yemen has 992× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Seychelles and Yemen 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 Yemen 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 122,730. Density: Seychelles 267 per km², Yemen 92 per km².