Angola vs Sierra Leone
Angola is 17.4 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Angola about 17 times.
AngolaSierra LeoneAngola moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
17.4×
Angola is 17.4× the area of Sierra Leone.
| Angola | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,246,700 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 39,040,039 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Luanda | Freetown |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Angola sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× its true area; Sierra Leone at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Angola bigger than Sierra Leone?
- Yes. Angola is 17.4 times larger than Sierra Leone. Angola covers 1,246,700 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Angola?
- About 17 times: Angola has 17.4× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Angola and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Angola is drawn about 1.05× its true area there and Sierra Leone about 1.02×. 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, Angola or Sierra Leone?
- Angola: 39,040,039 people against 8,819,794. Density: Angola 31 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².