India vs Sierra Leone
India is 45.8 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into India about 46 times.
IndiaSierra LeoneIndia moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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India is 45.8× the area of Sierra Leone.
| India | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 3,287,263 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 1,463,865,525 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 445 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | New Delhi | Freetown |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. India sits at about 23°N and is stretched to 1.18× 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 India bigger than Sierra Leone?
- Yes. India is 45.8 times larger than Sierra Leone. India covers 3,287,263 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into India?
- About 46 times: India has 45.8× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do India and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. India is drawn about 1.18× 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, India or Sierra Leone?
- India: 1,463,865,525 people against 8,819,794. Density: India 445 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².