Botswana vs Sierra Leone
Botswana is 8.11 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Botswana about 8.1 times.
BotswanaSierra LeoneBotswana moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Botswana is 8.11× the area of Sierra Leone.
| Botswana | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,737 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 2,562,122 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 4.4 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Gaborone | Freetown |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Botswana sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.17× 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 Botswana bigger than Sierra Leone?
- Yes. Botswana is 8.11 times larger than Sierra Leone. Botswana covers 581,737 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Botswana?
- About 8.1 times: Botswana has 8.11× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Botswana and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Botswana is drawn about 1.17× 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, Botswana or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 2,562,122. Density: Botswana 4.4 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².