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Equatorial Guinea vs Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone is 2.56 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Sierra Leone about 2.6 times.

Equatorial GuineaSierra LeoneEquatorial Guinea moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.39× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 2.56× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
Equatorial GuineaSierra Leone
Area28,051 km²71,740 km²
Population1,938,4318,819,794
Density69 / km²123 / km²
CapitalMalaboFreetown
RegionMiddle AfricaWestern Africa
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours22

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°N 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is Equatorial Guinea bigger than Sierra Leone?
No. Equatorial Guinea is 2.56 times smaller than Sierra Leone. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Sierra Leone?
About 2.6 times: Sierra Leone has 2.56× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
Why do Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea 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, Equatorial Guinea or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².
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