Bangladesh vs Sierra Leone
Bangladesh is 2.06 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Bangladesh about 2.1 times.
BangladeshSierra LeoneBangladesh moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Bangladesh is 2.06× the area of Sierra Leone.
| Bangladesh | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Freetown |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bangladesh sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.2× 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 Bangladesh bigger than Sierra Leone?
- Yes. Bangladesh is 2.06 times larger than Sierra Leone. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Bangladesh?
- About 2.1 times: Bangladesh has 2.06× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Bangladesh and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bangladesh is drawn about 1.2× 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, Bangladesh or Sierra Leone?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 8,819,794. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².