Montserrat vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 703 times larger than Montserrat. Montserrat would fit into Sierra Leone about 703 times.
MontserratSierra LeoneMontserrat moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Montserrat is 0.0× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 703× the size of Montserrat.
| Montserrat | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 102 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 5,440 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 53 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Brades | Freetown |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Montserrat sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.09× 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 Montserrat bigger than Sierra Leone?
- No. Montserrat is 703 times smaller than Sierra Leone. Montserrat covers 102 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Montserrat fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 703 times: Sierra Leone has 703× the area of Montserrat.
- Why do Montserrat and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Montserrat is drawn about 1.09× 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, Montserrat or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 5,440. Density: Montserrat 53 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².