Djibouti vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 3.09 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Sierra Leone about 3.1 times.
DjiboutiSierra LeoneDjibouti moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.32× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 3.09× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Freetown |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Djibouti sits at about 12°N 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 Djibouti bigger than Sierra Leone?
- No. Djibouti is 3.09 times smaller than Sierra Leone. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 3.1 times: Sierra Leone has 3.09× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Djibouti 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, Djibouti or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².