Namibia vs Sierra Leone
Namibia is 11.5 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Namibia about 12 times.
NamibiaSierra LeoneNamibia moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Namibia is 11.5× the area of Sierra Leone.
| Namibia | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 825,615 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 3,092,816 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 3.7 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Windhoek | Freetown |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Namibia sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.16× 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 Namibia bigger than Sierra Leone?
- Yes. Namibia is 11.5 times larger than Sierra Leone. Namibia covers 825,615 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Namibia?
- About 12 times: Namibia has 11.5× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Namibia and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Namibia is drawn about 1.16× 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, Namibia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 3,092,816. Density: Namibia 3.7 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².