Northern Mariana Islands vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 155 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands would fit into Sierra Leone about 155 times.
Northern Mariana IslandsSierra LeoneNorthern Mariana Islands moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Northern Mariana Islands is 0.01× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 155× the size of Northern Mariana Islands.
| Northern Mariana Islands | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 464 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 43,541 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 94 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Saipan | Freetown |
| Region | Micronesia | 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. Northern Mariana Islands sits at about 16°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Northern Mariana Islands bigger than Sierra Leone?
- No. Northern Mariana Islands is 155 times smaller than Sierra Leone. Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 155 times: Sierra Leone has 155× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
- Why do Northern Mariana Islands and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Northern Mariana Islands is drawn about 1.08× 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, Northern Mariana Islands or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 43,541. Density: Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².