Ecuador vs Sierra Leone
Ecuador is 3.59 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Ecuador about 3.6 times.
EcuadorSierra LeoneEcuador moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Ecuador is 3.59× the area of Sierra Leone.
| Ecuador | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 257,204 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 18,289,896 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Quito | Freetown |
| Region | South America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ecuador sits at about 1°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Ecuador bigger than Sierra Leone?
- Yes. Ecuador is 3.59 times larger than Sierra Leone. Ecuador covers 257,204 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Ecuador?
- About 3.6 times: Ecuador has 3.59× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Ecuador and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ecuador is drawn about 1.0× 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, Ecuador or Sierra Leone?
- Ecuador: 18,289,896 people against 8,819,794. Density: Ecuador 71 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².