Marshall Islands vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 396 times larger than Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands would fit into Sierra Leone about 396 times.
Marshall IslandsSierra LeoneMarshall Islands moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Marshall Islands is 0.0× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 396× the size of Marshall Islands.
| Marshall Islands | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 36,282 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 200 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Majuro | 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. Marshall Islands sits at about 7°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Marshall Islands bigger than Sierra Leone?
- No. Marshall Islands is 396 times smaller than Sierra Leone. Marshall Islands covers 181 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 396 times: Sierra Leone has 396× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Marshall Islands and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Marshall Islands is drawn about 1.02× 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, Marshall Islands or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 36,282. Density: Marshall Islands 200 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².