Sierra Leone vs South Korea
South Korea is 40% larger than Sierra Leone.
Sierra LeoneSouth KoreaSierra Leone moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
0.72×
Sierra Leone is 0.72× the area of South Korea. Put the other way, South Korea is 1.4× the size of Sierra Leone.
| Sierra Leone | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 71,740 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 8,819,794 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Freetown | Seoul |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Asia |
| 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; South Korea at 36° N is stretched to 1.54×. That difference is why South Korea looks so much bigger than it is next to Sierra Leone. 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 South Korea?
- No. Sierra Leone is 28% smaller than South Korea. Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into South Korea?
- About 1.4 times: South Korea has 1.4× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Sierra Leone and South Korea 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 South Korea about 1.54×. That is why South Korea looks so much bigger than it really is next to Sierra Leone. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Sierra Leone or South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 8,819,794. Density: Sierra Leone 123 per km², South Korea 515 per km².