Sierra Leone vs Sint Maarten
Sierra Leone is 2,110 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Sierra Leone about 2110 times.
Sierra LeoneSint MaartenSierra Leone moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
2,110×
Sierra Leone is 2,110× the area of Sint Maarten.
| Sierra Leone | Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 71,740 km² | 34 km² |
| Population | 8,819,794 | 43,923 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 1,292 / km² |
| Capital | Freetown | Philipsburg |
| Region | Western Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
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; Sint Maarten at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Sint Maarten?
- Yes. Sierra Leone is 2,110 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 2110 times: Sierra Leone has 2,110× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Sierra Leone and Sint Maarten 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 Sint Maarten about 1.11×. 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 Sint Maarten?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 43,923. Density: Sierra Leone 123 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².