Malaysia vs Sierra Leone
Malaysia is 4.61 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Malaysia about 4.6 times.
MalaysiaSierra LeoneMalaysia moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
4.61×
Malaysia is 4.61× the area of Sierra Leone.
| Malaysia | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 330,803 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 35,977,838 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 109 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur | 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. Malaysia sits at about 4°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 Malaysia bigger than Sierra Leone?
- Yes. Malaysia is 4.61 times larger than Sierra Leone. Malaysia covers 330,803 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Malaysia?
- About 4.6 times: Malaysia has 4.61× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Malaysia and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Malaysia 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, Malaysia or Sierra Leone?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 8,819,794. Density: Malaysia 109 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².