Eritrea vs Sierra Leone
Eritrea is 64% larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Eritrea about 1.6 times.
EritreaSierra LeoneEritrea moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
1.64×
Eritrea is 1.64× the area of Sierra Leone.
| Eritrea | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | 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. Eritrea 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 Eritrea bigger than Sierra Leone?
- Yes. Eritrea is 64% larger than Sierra Leone. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Eritrea?
- About 1.6 times: Eritrea has 1.64× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Eritrea and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea 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, Eritrea or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².