Saint Barthélemy vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 2,989 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Sierra Leone about 2989 times.
Saint BarthélemySierra LeoneSaint Barthélemy moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Saint Barthélemy is 0.0× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 2,989× the size of Saint Barthélemy.
| Saint Barthélemy | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 24 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 10,124 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 422 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Gustavia | 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. Saint Barthélemy sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Saint Barthélemy bigger than Sierra Leone?
- No. Saint Barthélemy is 2,989 times smaller than Sierra Leone. Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 2989 times: Sierra Leone has 2,989× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Saint Barthélemy and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Barthélemy is drawn about 1.1× 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, Saint Barthélemy or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 10,124. Density: Saint Barthélemy 422 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².