Ghana vs Sierra Leone
Ghana is 3.32 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Ghana about 3.3 times.
GhanaSierra LeoneGhana moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
3.32×
Ghana is 3.32× the area of Sierra Leone.
| Ghana | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Freetown |
| Region | Western 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. Ghana sits at about 8°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 Ghana bigger than Sierra Leone?
- Yes. Ghana is 3.32 times larger than Sierra Leone. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Ghana?
- About 3.3 times: Ghana has 3.32× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Ghana and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ghana 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, Ghana or Sierra Leone?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 8,819,794. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².