Antigua and Barbuda vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 163 times larger than Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda would fit into Sierra Leone about 163 times.
Antigua and BarbudaSierra LeoneAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Antigua and Barbuda is 0.01× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 163× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 440 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 94,209 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 214 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Saint John's | Freetown |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Antigua and Barbuda sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Antigua and Barbuda bigger than Sierra Leone?
- No. Antigua and Barbuda is 163 times smaller than Sierra Leone. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 163 times: Sierra Leone has 163× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda is drawn about 1.1× 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, Antigua and Barbuda or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².