Saint Lucia vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 116 times larger than Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia would fit into Sierra Leone about 116 times.
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Saint Lucia is 0.01× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 116× the size of Saint Lucia.
| Saint Lucia | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 617 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 180,149 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 292 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Castries | 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 Lucia sits at about 14°N and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Lucia bigger than Sierra Leone?
- No. Saint Lucia is 116 times smaller than Sierra Leone. Saint Lucia covers 617 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Saint Lucia fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 116 times: Sierra Leone has 116× the area of Saint Lucia.
- Why do Saint Lucia and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Lucia is drawn about 1.06× 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 Lucia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 180,149. Density: Saint Lucia 292 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².