Guinea vs Sierra Leone
Guinea is 3.43 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Guinea about 3.4 times.
GuineaSierra LeoneGuinea moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
3.43×
Guinea is 3.43× the area of Sierra Leone.
| Guinea | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Freetown |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guinea sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Guinea bigger than Sierra Leone?
- Yes. Guinea is 3.43 times larger than Sierra Leone. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Guinea?
- About 3.4 times: Guinea has 3.43× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Guinea and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guinea is drawn about 1.03× 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, Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 8,819,794. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².