Seven seas (open ocean) · Eastern Africa
Seychelles
Seychelles covers about 436 km² (168 mi²), the 204th largest of the 246 places listed here.
- 436km²Area, main territory
- 120,000Population
- 0.01In Belgiums
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- Seychelles
Facts
| Area, main territory | 436 km²168 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 459 km²Wikidata · 5.1% above our measure |
| In Belgiums | 0.01 |
| Capital | Victoria |
| Population | 120,000Wikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 275 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 10°S to 4°S |
| In other languages | Seychellen Deutsch · Seicheles Português · セーシェル 日本語 · 塞舌尔 中文 · 세이셸 한국어 |
| Continent | Seven seas (open ocean)#2 of 3 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Seychelles
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 38,972× the size of Seychelles.
- Seychelles lies at 6°S, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.0×.
- Laid out flat, Seychelles's main territory stretches about 666 km north to south and 1,110 km east to west.
- 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.
How Seychelles measures up
Seychelles holds 17% of the land area and 6.6% of the people of the 3 countries listed for Seven seas (open ocean).
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 436 km² | 201st of 239 |
| Population | 120,000 | 188th of 237 |
| Farthest north | 6.5°S | 182nd of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Seychelles is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 0.01× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 1 in 560 its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 1 in 821 its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 1 in 857 its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 1 in 1,257 its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 1 in 7,231 its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 19,446 its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 21,683 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 38,972 its size |
Where Seychelles sits
- Seychelles's centre lies at 6.5°S, 52.1°E, in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 720 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 10°S to 4°S, about 660 km from its southern edge to its northern.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2023; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11