Colombia vs Sierra Leone
Colombia is 15.9 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Colombia about 16 times.
ColombiaSierra LeoneColombia moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Colombia is 15.9× the area of Sierra Leone.
| Colombia | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Freetown |
| Region | South America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Colombia sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Colombia bigger than Sierra Leone?
- Yes. Colombia is 15.9 times larger than Sierra Leone. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Colombia?
- About 16 times: Colombia has 15.9× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Colombia and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Colombia is drawn about 1.0× 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, Colombia or Sierra Leone?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 8,819,794. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².