Egypt vs Sierra Leone
Egypt is 14.1 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Egypt about 14 times.
EgyptSierra LeoneEgypt moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Egypt is 14.1× the area of Sierra Leone.
| Egypt | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Freetown |
| Region | Northern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than Sierra Leone?
- Yes. Egypt is 14.1 times larger than Sierra Leone. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Egypt?
- About 14 times: Egypt has 14.1× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Egypt and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or Sierra Leone?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 8,819,794. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².