Peru vs Sierra Leone
Peru is 17.9 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Peru about 18 times.
PeruSierra LeonePeru moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
17.9×
Peru is 17.9× the area of Sierra Leone.
| Peru | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,285,216 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 34,576,665 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 27 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Lima | Freetown |
| Region | South America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Peru sits at about 9°S 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 Peru bigger than Sierra Leone?
- Yes. Peru is 17.9 times larger than Sierra Leone. Peru covers 1,285,216 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Peru?
- About 18 times: Peru has 17.9× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Peru and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Peru 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, Peru or Sierra Leone?
- Peru: 34,576,665 people against 8,819,794. Density: Peru 27 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².