Indonesia vs Sierra Leone
Indonesia is 26.5 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Indonesia about 27 times.
IndonesiaSierra LeoneIndonesia moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
26.5×
Indonesia is 26.5× the area of Sierra Leone.
| Indonesia | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,904,570 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 285,721,236 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 150 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Jakarta | Freetown |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | 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. Indonesia sits at about 2°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Indonesia bigger than Sierra Leone?
- Yes. Indonesia is 26.5 times larger than Sierra Leone. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Indonesia?
- About 27 times: Indonesia has 26.5× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Indonesia and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Indonesia is drawn about 1.0× 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, Indonesia or Sierra Leone?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 8,819,794. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².