Pitcairn Islands vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 1,526 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Sierra Leone about 1526 times.
Pitcairn IslandsSierra LeonePitcairn Islands moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Pitcairn Islands is 0.0× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 1,526× the size of Pitcairn Islands.
| Pitcairn Islands | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 47 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 50 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 1.1 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Adamstown | Freetown |
| Region | Polynesia | 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. Pitcairn Islands sits at about 24°S and is stretched to 1.21× 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 Pitcairn Islands bigger than Sierra Leone?
- No. Pitcairn Islands is 1,526 times smaller than Sierra Leone. Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 1526 times: Sierra Leone has 1,526× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Pitcairn Islands and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Pitcairn Islands is drawn about 1.21× 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, Pitcairn Islands or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 50. Density: Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².