Belize vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 3.12 times larger than Belize. Belize would fit into Sierra Leone about 3.1 times.
BelizeSierra LeoneBelize moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Belize is 0.32× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 3.12× the size of Belize.
| Belize | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 22,966 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 422,924 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 18 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Belmopan | Freetown |
| Region | Central America | 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. Belize 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 Belize bigger than Sierra Leone?
- No. Belize is 3.12 times smaller than Sierra Leone. Belize covers 22,966 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Belize fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 3.1 times: Sierra Leone has 3.12× the area of Belize.
- Why do Belize and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Belize 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, Belize or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 422,924. Density: Belize 18 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².