Barbados vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 163 times larger than Barbados. Barbados would fit into Sierra Leone about 163 times.
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Barbados is 0.01× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 163× the size of Barbados.
| Barbados | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | 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. Barbados 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 Barbados bigger than Sierra Leone?
- No. Barbados is 163 times smaller than Sierra Leone. Barbados covers 439 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Barbados fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 163 times: Sierra Leone has 163× the area of Barbados.
- Why do Barbados and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Barbados 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, Barbados or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 282,623. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².