Puerto Rico vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 7.88 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Sierra Leone about 7.9 times.
Puerto RicoSierra LeonePuerto Rico moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Puerto Rico is 0.13× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 7.88× the size of Puerto Rico.
| Puerto Rico | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Freetown |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Puerto Rico sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 Puerto Rico bigger than Sierra Leone?
- No. Puerto Rico is 7.88 times smaller than Sierra Leone. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 7.9 times: Sierra Leone has 7.88× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Puerto Rico is drawn about 1.11× 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, Puerto Rico or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 3,184,835. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².