Madagascar vs Sierra Leone
Madagascar is 8.19 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Madagascar about 8.2 times.
MadagascarSierra LeoneMadagascar moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Madagascar is 8.19× the area of Sierra Leone.
| Madagascar | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Freetown |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Madagascar sits at about 19°S and is stretched to 1.12× 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 Madagascar bigger than Sierra Leone?
- Yes. Madagascar is 8.19 times larger than Sierra Leone. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Madagascar?
- About 8.2 times: Madagascar has 8.19× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Madagascar and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Madagascar is drawn about 1.12× 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, Madagascar or Sierra Leone?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 8,819,794. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².