Myanmar vs Sierra Leone
Myanmar is 9.43 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Myanmar about 9.4 times.
MyanmarSierra LeoneMyanmar moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Myanmar is 9.43× the area of Sierra Leone.
| Myanmar | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 676,577 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 54,850,648 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Naypyidaw | Freetown |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | 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. Myanmar sits at about 21°N and is stretched to 1.15× 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 Myanmar bigger than Sierra Leone?
- Yes. Myanmar is 9.43 times larger than Sierra Leone. Myanmar covers 676,577 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Myanmar?
- About 9.4 times: Myanmar has 9.43× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Myanmar and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Myanmar is drawn about 1.15× 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, Myanmar or Sierra Leone?
- Myanmar: 54,850,648 people against 8,819,794. Density: Myanmar 81 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².