Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone
Papua New Guinea is 6.45 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Papua New Guinea about 6.5 times.
Papua New GuineaSierra LeonePapua New Guinea moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Papua New Guinea is 6.45× the area of Sierra Leone.
| Papua New Guinea | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Freetown |
| Region | Melanesia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Papua New Guinea sits at about 6°S and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Papua New Guinea bigger than Sierra Leone?
- Yes. Papua New Guinea is 6.45 times larger than Sierra Leone. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 6.5 times: Papua New Guinea has 6.45× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Papua New Guinea is drawn about 1.01× 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, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 8,819,794. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².