Cameroon vs Sierra Leone
Cameroon is 6.63 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Cameroon about 6.6 times.
CameroonSierra LeoneCameroon moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
6.63×
Cameroon is 6.63× the area of Sierra Leone.
| Cameroon | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Freetown |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cameroon sits at about 6°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Cameroon bigger than Sierra Leone?
- Yes. Cameroon is 6.63 times larger than Sierra Leone. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Cameroon?
- About 6.6 times: Cameroon has 6.63× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Cameroon and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cameroon is drawn about 1.01× 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, Cameroon or Sierra Leone?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 8,819,794. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².