Croatia vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 27% larger than Croatia.
CroatiaSierra LeoneCroatia moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Croatia is 0.79× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 1.27× the size of Croatia.
| Croatia | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 56,594 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 3,876,200 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 68 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Zagreb | Freetown |
| Region | Southern Europe | 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. Croatia sits at about 45°N and is stretched to 2.01× its true area; Sierra Leone at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why Croatia looks so much bigger than it is next to Sierra Leone. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Croatia bigger than Sierra Leone?
- No. Croatia is 21% smaller than Sierra Leone. Croatia covers 56,594 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Croatia fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 1.3 times: Sierra Leone has 1.27× the area of Croatia.
- Why do Croatia and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Croatia is drawn about 2.01× its true area there and Sierra Leone about 1.02×. That is why Croatia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Sierra Leone. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Croatia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 3,876,200. Density: Croatia 68 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².