Seychelles is 1.10× the size of Mayotte
Seychelles (Seven seas (open ocean)) covers about 436 km² (168 mi²) and Mayotte (overseas region of France) about 395 km² (152 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 436km²Seychelles
- 395km²Mayotte
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- Seychelles
- Mayotte
Mayotte: The boundary or political status of Mayotte is contested. Size Versus draws the Natural Earth de facto outline and takes no position on it.
What fits
- Mayotte is 91% of the size of Seychelles.
- Seychelles is larger by 40.8 km² (15.8 mi²), which is 10% of the area of Mayotte.
- Measured in Belgiums: Seychelles is about 0.01, Mayotte about 0.01.
How they differ
- Seychelles is larger, but Mayotte has the larger population: 321,000 against 120,000, 2.68× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 813 in Mayotte against 275 in Seychelles: Mayotte is 2.96× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,040 km apart.
- Together Seychelles and Mayotte cover 831 km², close to the size of Hong Kong (1,040 km², 25% bigger).
- At Mayotte's density, Seychelles would have 354,000 people (it has 120,000). At Seychelles's density, Mayotte would have 109,000 (it has 321,000).
- Seychelles's centre is 6.3° of latitude, about 700 km, farther north than Mayotte's.
- Seychelles ranks 204th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Mayotte is the 18th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Seychelles lies about 6° of latitude (roughly 703 km) north of Mayotte.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Seychelles would have about 3,640 m² and each person in Mayotte about 1,230 m².
- Laid side by side, Seychelles and Mayotte would cover 831 km², 1.14× the size of Dominica.
- Together they have 441,000 people, 96% as many people as Brunei.
- Seychelles is drawn from 230 points and Mayotte is drawn from 44 points: at sizes under 2,500 km² the outlines are a sketch, so the overlap shows the proportions rather than the exact shape.
- Counted as a country, Mayotte would rank 202nd by area and 178th by population.
Side by side
| Seychelles | Mayotte | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountrySeven seas (open ocean) | Overseas regionFrance |
| Area, measured | 436 km²168 mi² | 395 km²152 mi² |
| Official area | 459 km²Wikidata | 374 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 201st of 239worldwide | 18th of 18in France |
| Population | 120,000Wikidata, 2023 | 321,000Wikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 188th of 237worldwide | 17th of 18in France |
| Density | 275 per km² | 813 per km² |
| Capital | Victoria | Mamoudzou |
| Latitude range | 10°S to 4°S | 13°S to 13°S |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 436 km² is 5.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 459 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Our measured 395 km² is 5.6% above Wikidata's official figure of 374 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12