Comoros vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 35.3 times larger than Comoros. Comoros would fit into Sierra Leone about 35 times.
ComorosSierra LeoneComoros moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 0.03× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 35.3× the size of Comoros.
| Comoros | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | Freetown |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Comoros sits at about 12°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 Comoros bigger than Sierra Leone?
- No. Comoros is 35.3 times smaller than Sierra Leone. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Comoros fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 35 times: Sierra Leone has 35.3× the area of Comoros.
- Why do Comoros and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Comoros 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, Comoros or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 882,847. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².