Mexico vs Sierra Leone
Mexico is 27.5 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Mexico about 27 times.
MexicoSierra LeoneMexico moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Mexico is 27.5× the area of Sierra Leone.
| Mexico | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,972,550 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 131,946,900 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Mexico City | Freetown |
| Region | Central America | 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. Mexico sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.2× 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 Mexico bigger than Sierra Leone?
- Yes. Mexico is 27.5 times larger than Sierra Leone. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Mexico?
- About 27 times: Mexico has 27.5× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Mexico and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mexico is drawn about 1.2× 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, Mexico or Sierra Leone?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 8,819,794. Density: Mexico 67 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².