Mauritania vs Sierra Leone
Mauritania is 14.4 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Mauritania about 14 times.
MauritaniaSierra LeoneMauritania moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Mauritania is 14.4× the area of Sierra Leone.
| Mauritania | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,030,700 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 5,315,065 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 5.2 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Nouakchott | Freetown |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mauritania sits at about 20°N and is stretched to 1.14× 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 Mauritania bigger than Sierra Leone?
- Yes. Mauritania is 14.4 times larger than Sierra Leone. Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Mauritania?
- About 14 times: Mauritania has 14.4× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Mauritania and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mauritania is drawn about 1.14× 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, Mauritania or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 5,315,065. Density: Mauritania 5.2 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².