Australia vs Sierra Leone
Australia is 107 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Australia about 107 times.
AustraliaSierra LeoneAustralia moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Australia is 107× the area of Sierra Leone.
| Australia | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 7,692,024 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 27,614,411 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 3.6 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Canberra | Freetown |
| Region | Australia and New Zealand | 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. Australia sits at about 26°S and is stretched to 1.23× 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 Australia bigger than Sierra Leone?
- Yes. Australia is 107 times larger than Sierra Leone. Australia covers 7,692,024 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Australia?
- About 107 times: Australia has 107× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Australia and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Australia is drawn about 1.23× 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, Australia or Sierra Leone?
- Australia: 27,614,411 people against 8,819,794. Density: Australia 3.6 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².