Gambia vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 6.35 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Sierra Leone about 6.3 times.
GambiaSierra LeoneGambia moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
0.16×
Gambia is 0.16× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 6.35× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Freetown |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Gambia sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Gambia bigger than Sierra Leone?
- No. Gambia is 6.35 times smaller than Sierra Leone. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 6.3 times: Sierra Leone has 6.35× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gambia is drawn about 1.06× 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, Gambia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².