Mauritius vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 35.2 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Sierra Leone about 35 times.
MauritiusSierra LeoneMauritius moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Mauritius is 0.03× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 35.2× the size of Mauritius.
| Mauritius | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,040 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 1,243,741 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 610 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Port Louis | 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. Mauritius sits at about 20°S 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 Mauritius bigger than Sierra Leone?
- No. Mauritius is 35.2 times smaller than Sierra Leone. Mauritius covers 2,040 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 35 times: Sierra Leone has 35.2× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Mauritius and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mauritius 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, Mauritius or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 1,243,741. Density: Mauritius 610 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².