Antarctica vs Sierra Leone
Antarctica is 195 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Antarctica about 195 times.
AntarcticaSierra LeoneAntarctica moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Antarctica is 195× the area of Sierra Leone.
| Antarctica | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 14,000,000 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 4,400 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 0.00 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | — | Freetown |
| Region | Antarctica | Western Africa |
| 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. Antarctica sits at about 85°S and is stretched to 129× its true area; Sierra Leone at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why Antarctica looks so much bigger than it is next to Sierra Leone. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Antarctica bigger than Sierra Leone?
- Yes. Antarctica is 195 times larger than Sierra Leone. Antarctica covers 14,000,000 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Antarctica?
- About 195 times: Antarctica has 195× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Antarctica and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antarctica is drawn about 129× its true area there and Sierra Leone about 1.02×. That is why Antarctica looks so much bigger than it really is next to Sierra Leone. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Antarctica or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 4,400. Density: Antarctica 0.00 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².