Saint Helena vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 182 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Sierra Leone about 182 times.
Saint HelenaSierra LeoneSaint Helena moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Saint Helena is 0.01× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 182× the size of Saint Helena.
| Saint Helena | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 394 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 5,633 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 14 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Jamestown | Freetown |
| Region | Western Africa | 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 Helena sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Helena bigger than Sierra Leone?
- No. Saint Helena is 182 times smaller than Sierra Leone. Saint Helena covers 394 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 182 times: Sierra Leone has 182× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Saint Helena and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Helena is drawn about 1.05× 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 Helena or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 5,633. Density: Saint Helena 14 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².