Cyprus vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 7.76 times larger than Cyprus. Cyprus would fit into Sierra Leone about 7.8 times.
CyprusSierra LeoneCyprus moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Cyprus is 0.13× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 7.76× the size of Cyprus.
| Cyprus | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,242 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 1,370,754 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 148 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Nicosia | Freetown |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cyprus sits at about 35°N and is stretched to 1.49× 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 Cyprus bigger than Sierra Leone?
- No. Cyprus is 7.76 times smaller than Sierra Leone. Cyprus covers 9,242 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Cyprus fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 7.8 times: Sierra Leone has 7.76× the area of Cyprus.
- Why do Cyprus and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cyprus is drawn about 1.49× 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, Cyprus or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 1,370,754. Density: Cyprus 148 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².