Montenegro vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 5.17 times larger than Montenegro. Montenegro would fit into Sierra Leone about 5.2 times.
MontenegroSierra LeoneMontenegro moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Montenegro is 0.19× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 5.17× the size of Montenegro.
| Montenegro | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,883 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 623,129 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 45 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Podgorica | Freetown |
| Region | Southern Europe | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Montenegro sits at about 43°N and is stretched to 1.86× its true area; Sierra Leone at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why Montenegro looks so much bigger than it is next to Sierra Leone. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Montenegro bigger than Sierra Leone?
- No. Montenegro is 5.17 times smaller than Sierra Leone. Montenegro covers 13,883 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Montenegro fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 5.2 times: Sierra Leone has 5.17× the area of Montenegro.
- Why do Montenegro and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Montenegro is drawn about 1.86× its true area there and Sierra Leone about 1.02×. That is why Montenegro looks so much bigger than it really is next to Sierra Leone. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Montenegro or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 623,129. Density: Montenegro 45 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².