Oman vs Sierra Leone
Oman is 4.31 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Oman about 4.3 times.
OmanSierra LeoneOman moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
4.31×
Oman is 4.31× the area of Sierra Leone.
| Oman | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 309,500 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 5,494,691 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 18 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Muscat | Freetown |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Oman sits at about 21°N and is stretched to 1.14× 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 Oman bigger than Sierra Leone?
- Yes. Oman is 4.31 times larger than Sierra Leone. Oman covers 309,500 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Oman?
- About 4.3 times: Oman has 4.31× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Oman and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Oman is drawn about 1.14× 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, Oman or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 5,494,691. Density: Oman 18 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².