Bhutan vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 87% larger than Bhutan. Bhutan would fit into Sierra Leone about 1.9 times.
BhutanSierra LeoneBhutan moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
0.54×
Bhutan is 0.54× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 1.87× the size of Bhutan.
| Bhutan | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Freetown |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Bhutan sits at about 27°N and is stretched to 1.27× 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 Bhutan bigger than Sierra Leone?
- No. Bhutan is 46% smaller than Sierra Leone. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Bhutan fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 1.9 times: Sierra Leone has 1.87× the area of Bhutan.
- Why do Bhutan and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bhutan is drawn about 1.27× 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, Bhutan or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 796,682. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².