Guam vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 132 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into Sierra Leone about 132 times.
GuamSierra LeoneGuam moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Guam is 0.01× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 132× the size of Guam.
| Guam | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 544 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 168,999 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 311 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Agana | Freetown |
| Region | Micronesia | 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. Guam 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 Guam bigger than Sierra Leone?
- No. Guam is 132 times smaller than Sierra Leone. Guam covers 544 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 132 times: Sierra Leone has 132× the area of Guam.
- Why do Guam and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guam 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, Guam or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 168,999. Density: Guam 311 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².