Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 184 times larger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines would fit into Sierra Leone about 184 times.
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSierra LeoneSaint Vincent and the Grenadines moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 0.01× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 184× the size of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 389 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 99,924 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 257 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Kingstown | 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 Vincent and the Grenadines sits at about 13°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 Vincent and the Grenadines bigger than Sierra Leone?
- No. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 184 times smaller than Sierra Leone. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers 389 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 184 times: Sierra Leone has 184× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- Why do Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Vincent and the Grenadines or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 99,924. Density: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 257 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².