Côte d'Ivoire vs Sierra Leone
Côte d'Ivoire is 4.49 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 4.5 times.
Côte d'IvoireSierra LeoneCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
4.49×
Côte d'Ivoire is 4.49× the area of Sierra Leone.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Freetown |
| Region | Western 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. Côte d'Ivoire sits at about 8°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Côte d'Ivoire bigger than Sierra Leone?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 4.49 times larger than Sierra Leone. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 4.5 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 4.49× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Côte d'Ivoire is drawn about 1.02× 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, Côte d'Ivoire or Sierra Leone?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 8,819,794. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².