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The Seychelles' area vs the United States': size comparison by land type

Updated on by Georank team

The United States is 21,409 times bigger by total area compared to the Seychelles: 3,794,100 sq mi vs 177.2 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of the United States is 3,531,839 sq mi vs 177.6 sq mi for the Seychelles — a 19,886 times difference in territory size.

  • The Seychelles ranks 181/197 by total surface area vs 3/197 for the United States.
  • The Seychelles occupies 0.0003% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 6.14% for the United States.
  • 3.37% of the Seychelles' area is agricultural land vs 46.1% in the United States.
  • The Seychelles has 0.00003% of the world's agricultural land area — the US has 8.83%.
  • 73.3% of the Seychelles is covered by forests, compared to 33.9% in the US.
  • 0.0008% of the world's forests are in the Seychelles, and 7.67% are in the United States.

True size map comparison: Seychelles vs United States

See how the Seychelles and the United States compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

Seychelles United States
Total area 177.2
sq mi 		3,794,100
sq mi
Size difference ratio 1 21,409
Total area rank 181/197 3/197
Share of all countries' surface area 0.00009% 1.93%
Land area 177.6
sq mi 		3,531,839
sq mi
Land area difference ratio 1 19,886
Land area rank 181/197 3/197
Share of all countries' land area 0.0003% 6.14%
Population 121,354 341,784,857
Population density 708 ppl/mi² 97.3 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

Seychelles United States
Forest area 130.1
sq mi 		1,196,125
sq mi
Forest area as share of land 73.3% 33.9%
Forest area rank 169/196 4/196
World's forests share 0.0008% 7.67%
Agricultural land area 5.98
sq mi 		1,627,576
sq mi
Agricultural land share 3.37% 46.1%
Agricultural land area rank 192/194 2/194
Share of global agricultural land 0.00003% 8.83%
Arable land 0.58
sq mi 		585,190
sq mi
Arable land share 0.33% 16.6%
Arable land area rank 191/191 2/191
Permanent cropland 5.41
sq mi 		12,242
sq mi
Permanent cropland share 3.04% 0.35%
Permanent cropland area rank 180/192 14/192
Water area 0
sq mi 		262,262
sq mi
Water as share of total area 0% 6.91%
Water area rank 190/197 3/197
Roads length 327
mi 		4,092,730
mi
Land borders length 0
mi 		7,458
mi
Coastline length 305
mi 		12,380
mi
Share of marine protected waters 32.6% 19%

Size of the Seychelles compared to states in USA

If the Seychelles were a state in the US, it would be the 54th biggest by land area: larger than US Virgin Islands, smaller than Northern Mariana Islands, and 1,471 times smaller than the size of Texas.

# State Land area Compared to Seychelles
1 Alaska 570,641 sq mi x3,213
2 Texas 261,232 sq mi x1,471
3 California 155,779 sq mi x877
4 Montana 145,546 sq mi x819
5 New Mexico 121,298 sq mi x683
6 Arizona 113,594 sq mi x640
7 Nevada 109,781 sq mi x618
8 Colorado 103,642 sq mi x584
9 Wyoming 97,093 sq mi x547
10 Oregon 95,988 sq mi x540
11 Idaho 82,643 sq mi x465
12 Utah 82,169 sq mi x463
13 Kansas 81,759 sq mi x460
14 Minnesota 79,627 sq mi x448
15 Nebraska 76,824 sq mi x433
16 South Dakota 75,811 sq mi x427
17 North Dakota 69,001 sq mi x389
18 Missouri 68,742 sq mi x387
19 Oklahoma 68,595 sq mi x386
20 Washington 66,456 sq mi x374
21 Georgia 57,513 sq mi x324
22 Michigan 56,539 sq mi x318
23 Iowa 55,857 sq mi x314
24 Illinois 55,519 sq mi x313
25 Wisconsin 54,158 sq mi x305
26 Florida 53,625 sq mi x302
27 Arkansas 52,035 sq mi x293
28 Alabama 50,645 sq mi x285.2
29 North Carolina 48,618 sq mi x273.7
30 New York 47,126 sq mi x265.3
31 Mississippi 46,923 sq mi x264.2
32 Pennsylvania 44,743 sq mi x251.9
33 Louisiana 43,204 sq mi x243.3
34 Tennessee 41,235 sq mi x232.2
35 Ohio 40,861 sq mi x230.1
36 Virginia 39,490 sq mi x222.3
37 Kentucky 39,486 sq mi x222.3
38 Indiana 35,826 sq mi x201.7
39 Maine 30,843 sq mi x173.7
40 South Carolina 30,061 sq mi x169.3
41 West Virginia 24,038 sq mi x135.3
42 Maryland 9,707 sq mi x54.7
43 Vermont 9,217 sq mi x51.9
44 New Hampshire 8,953 sq mi x50.4
45 Massachusetts 7,800 sq mi x43.9
46 New Jersey 7,354 sq mi x41.4
47 Hawaii 6,423 sq mi x36.2
48 Connecticut 4,842 sq mi x27.3
49 Puerto Rico 3,459 sq mi x19.5
50 Delaware 1,949 sq mi x11
51 Rhode Island 1,045 sq mi x5.88
52 Guam 209.7 sq mi x1.18
53 Northern Mariana Islands 179.2 sq mi x1.01
* Seychelles 177.6 sq mi *
54 US Virgin Islands 133.7 sq mi 0.75
55 American Samoa 76.4 sq mi 0.43
56 District of Columbia 61 sq mi 0.34

Seychelles vs United States size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The map above outlines the borders of the Seychelles and the United States but is not accurate for size comparison because it's a 2d map with Mercator projection that distorts territories near the poles. The farther a country is from the equator, the more magnified it appears. More about country size projections.

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2023–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  3. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2025, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  4. United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  5. U.S. Census Bureau (2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)

Total agricultural land encompasses all areas used for agriculture: territories under permanent and temporary crops and pastures. It includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit and nut trees, and vineyards, but excludes sites utilized for timber production.

Arable land encompasses fields utilized for temporary crop production, pastures, market or kitchen gardens, and temporarily fallowed land. Land abandoned due to shifting cultivation practices is not included.

Permanent cropland refers to farmland for the long-term cultivation of crops, such as coffee, cocoa, and rubber, which do not require replanting after each harvest. This category encompasses land with permanent crops like flowering shrubs, fruit and nut trees, and vines, but does not include land under trees for timber production.

Inland areas under water, such as large rivers, lakes, and some coastal waterways.

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