Greenland vs Sierra Leone
Greenland is 30.2 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Greenland about 30 times.
GreenlandSierra LeoneGreenland moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
30.2×
Greenland is 30.2× the area of Sierra Leone.
| Greenland | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,166,086 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 56,831 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 0.03 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Nuuk | Freetown |
| Region | Northern America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Greenland sits at about 73°N and is stretched to 11.8× its true area; Sierra Leone at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why Greenland looks so much bigger than it is next to Sierra Leone. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Greenland bigger than Sierra Leone?
- Yes. Greenland is 30.2 times larger than Sierra Leone. Greenland covers 2,166,086 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Greenland?
- About 30 times: Greenland has 30.2× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Greenland and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Greenland is drawn about 11.8× its true area there and Sierra Leone about 1.02×. That is why Greenland looks so much bigger than it really is next to Sierra Leone. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Greenland or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 56,831. Density: Greenland 0.03 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².