Sierra Leone vs Singapore
Sierra Leone is 99.8 times larger than Singapore. Singapore would fit into Sierra Leone about 100 times.
Sierra LeoneSingaporeSierra Leone moved onto Singapore · Equal-area projection
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Sierra Leone is 99.8× the area of Singapore.
| Sierra Leone | Singapore | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 71,740 km² | 719 km² |
| Population | 8,819,794 | 6,111,175 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 8,500 / km² |
| Capital | Freetown | Singapore |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Sierra Leone sits at about 9°N and is stretched to 1.02× its true area; Singapore at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Sierra Leone bigger than Singapore?
- Yes. Sierra Leone is 99.8 times larger than Singapore. Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km² and Singapore covers 719 km².
- How many times does Singapore fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 100 times: Sierra Leone has 99.8× the area of Singapore.
- Why do Sierra Leone and Singapore look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Sierra Leone is drawn about 1.02× its true area there and Singapore about 1.0×. 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, Sierra Leone or Singapore?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 6,111,175. Density: Sierra Leone 123 per km², Singapore 8,500 per km².