Kiribati vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 88.5 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Sierra Leone about 88 times.
KiribatiSierra LeoneKiribati moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.01× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 88.5× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | 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. Kiribati sits at about 1°N 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 Kiribati bigger than Sierra Leone?
- No. Kiribati is 88.5 times smaller than Sierra Leone. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 88 times: Sierra Leone has 88.5× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kiribati 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, Kiribati or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².