Morocco vs Sierra Leone
Morocco is 6.22 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Morocco about 6.2 times.
MoroccoSierra LeoneMorocco moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
6.22×
Morocco is 6.22× the area of Sierra Leone.
| Morocco | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 446,550 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 38,430,770 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 86 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Rabat | Freetown |
| Region | Northern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Morocco sits at about 30°N and is stretched to 1.33× 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 Morocco bigger than Sierra Leone?
- Yes. Morocco is 6.22 times larger than Sierra Leone. Morocco covers 446,550 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Morocco?
- About 6.2 times: Morocco has 6.22× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Morocco and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Morocco is drawn about 1.33× 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, Morocco or Sierra Leone?
- Morocco: 38,430,770 people against 8,819,794. Density: Morocco 86 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².