Saint Martin vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 1,354 times larger than Saint Martin. Saint Martin would fit into Sierra Leone about 1354 times.
Saint MartinSierra LeoneSaint Martin moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Saint Martin is 0.0× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 1,354× the size of Saint Martin.
| Saint Martin | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 53 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 24,941 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 471 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Marigot | Freetown |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Saint Martin 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 Saint Martin bigger than Sierra Leone?
- No. Saint Martin is 1,354 times smaller than Sierra Leone. Saint Martin covers 53 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Saint Martin fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 1354 times: Sierra Leone has 1,354× the area of Saint Martin.
- Why do Saint Martin and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Martin 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, Saint Martin or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 24,941. Density: Saint Martin 471 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².