Aruba vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 401 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Sierra Leone about 401 times.
ArubaSierra LeoneAruba moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Aruba is 0.0× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 401× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | 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. Aruba sits at about 13°N 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 Aruba bigger than Sierra Leone?
- No. Aruba is 401 times smaller than Sierra Leone. Aruba covers 179 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 401 times: Sierra Leone has 401× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Aruba 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, Aruba or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².