Liberia vs Sierra Leone
Liberia is 55% larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Liberia about 1.6 times.
LiberiaSierra LeoneLiberia moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
1.55×
Liberia is 1.55× the area of Sierra Leone.
| Liberia | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 111,369 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 5,731,206 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Monrovia | Freetown |
| Region | Western Africa | 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. Liberia sits at about 6°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Liberia bigger than Sierra Leone?
- Yes. Liberia is 55% larger than Sierra Leone. Liberia covers 111,369 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Liberia?
- About 1.6 times: Liberia has 1.55× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Liberia and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Liberia is drawn about 1.01× 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, Liberia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 5,731,206. Density: Liberia 51 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².