Ethiopia vs Sierra Leone
Ethiopia is 15.4 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Ethiopia about 15 times.
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Ethiopia is 15.4× the area of Sierra Leone.
| Ethiopia | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,104,300 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 135,472,051 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Addis Ababa | Freetown |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ethiopia sits at about 9°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Ethiopia bigger than Sierra Leone?
- Yes. Ethiopia is 15.4 times larger than Sierra Leone. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Ethiopia?
- About 15 times: Ethiopia has 15.4× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Ethiopia and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ethiopia is drawn about 1.02× 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, Ethiopia or Sierra Leone?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 8,819,794. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².