Seychelles vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 156 times larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into Sierra Leone about 156 times.
SeychellesSierra LeoneSeychelles moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Seychelles is 0.01× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 156× the size of Seychelles.
| Seychelles | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 459 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 122,730 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 267 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Victoria | Freetown |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Seychelles sits at about 5°S and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Seychelles bigger than Sierra Leone?
- No. Seychelles is 156 times smaller than Sierra Leone. Seychelles covers 459 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 156 times: Sierra Leone has 156× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Seychelles and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Seychelles is drawn about 1.01× 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, Seychelles or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 122,730. Density: Seychelles 267 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².