Dominica vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 95.5 times larger than Dominica. Dominica would fit into Sierra Leone about 96 times.
DominicaSierra LeoneDominica moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Dominica is 0.01× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 95.5× the size of Dominica.
| Dominica | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 751 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 65,871 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Roseau | Freetown |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Dominica sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Dominica bigger than Sierra Leone?
- No. Dominica is 95.5 times smaller than Sierra Leone. Dominica covers 751 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Dominica fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 96 times: Sierra Leone has 95.5× the area of Dominica.
- Why do Dominica and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Dominica is drawn about 1.08× 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, Dominica or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 65,871. Density: Dominica 88 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².