Saudi Arabia vs Sierra Leone
Saudi Arabia is 31.4 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Saudi Arabia about 31 times.
Saudi ArabiaSierra LeoneSaudi Arabia moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
31.4×
Saudi Arabia is 31.4× the area of Sierra Leone.
| Saudi Arabia | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,250,000 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 36,973,555 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Riyadh | Freetown |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Saudi Arabia sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.2× 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 Saudi Arabia bigger than Sierra Leone?
- Yes. Saudi Arabia is 31.4 times larger than Sierra Leone. Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 31 times: Saudi Arabia has 31.4× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Saudi Arabia and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saudi Arabia is drawn about 1.2× 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, Saudi Arabia or Sierra Leone?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 8,819,794. Density: Saudi Arabia 16 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².