Brazil vs Sierra Leone
Brazil is 119 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Brazil about 119 times.
BrazilSierra LeoneBrazil moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Brazil is 119× the area of Sierra Leone.
| Brazil | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 8,515,767 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 212,812,405 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 25 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Brasilia | Freetown |
| Region | South America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 10 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Brazil sits at about 11°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Brazil bigger than Sierra Leone?
- Yes. Brazil is 119 times larger than Sierra Leone. Brazil covers 8,515,767 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Brazil?
- About 119 times: Brazil has 119× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Brazil and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Brazil is drawn about 1.04× 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, Brazil or Sierra Leone?
- Brazil: 212,812,405 people against 8,819,794. Density: Brazil 25 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².