Congo vs Sierra Leone
Congo is 4.77 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Congo about 4.8 times.
CongoSierra LeoneCongo moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
4.77×
Congo is 4.77× the area of Sierra Leone.
| Congo | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 342,000 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 6,484,437 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 19 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Brazzaville | Freetown |
| Region | Middle Africa | 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. Congo sits at about 1°S 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 Congo bigger than Sierra Leone?
- Yes. Congo is 4.77 times larger than Sierra Leone. Congo covers 342,000 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Congo?
- About 4.8 times: Congo has 4.77× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Congo and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Congo 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, Congo or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 6,484,437. Density: Congo 19 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².