Nigeria vs Sierra Leone
Nigeria is 12.9 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Nigeria about 13 times.
NigeriaSierra LeoneNigeria moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Nigeria is 12.9× the area of Sierra Leone.
| Nigeria | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 923,768 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 237,527,782 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 257 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Abuja | Freetown |
| Region | Western 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. Nigeria sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Nigeria bigger than Sierra Leone?
- Yes. Nigeria is 12.9 times larger than Sierra Leone. Nigeria covers 923,768 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Nigeria?
- About 13 times: Nigeria has 12.9× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Nigeria and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Nigeria is drawn about 1.03× 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, Nigeria or Sierra Leone?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 8,819,794. Density: Nigeria 257 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².