Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 267 times larger than Saint Kitts and Nevis. Saint Kitts and Nevis would fit into Sierra Leone about 267 times.
Saint Kitts and NevisSierra LeoneSaint Kitts and Nevis moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Saint Kitts and Nevis is 0.0× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 267× the size of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 269 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 46,922 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 174 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Basseterre | 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 Kitts and Nevis sits at about 17°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 Kitts and Nevis bigger than Sierra Leone?
- No. Saint Kitts and Nevis is 267 times smaller than Sierra Leone. Saint Kitts and Nevis covers 269 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Saint Kitts and Nevis fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 267 times: Sierra Leone has 267× the area of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- Why do Saint Kitts and Nevis and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 Kitts and Nevis or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 46,922. Density: Saint Kitts and Nevis 174 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².