Sierra Leone vs South Sudan
South Sudan is 8.98 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into South Sudan about 9.0 times.
Sierra LeoneSouth SudanSierra Leone moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Sierra Leone is 0.11× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 8.98× the size of Sierra Leone.
| Sierra Leone | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 71,740 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 8,819,794 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Freetown | Juba |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 6 |
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 Sudan at 7° 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 Sierra Leone bigger than South Sudan?
- No. Sierra Leone is 8.98 times smaller than South Sudan. Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into South Sudan?
- About 9.0 times: South Sudan has 8.98× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Sierra Leone and South Sudan 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 Sudan 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, Sierra Leone or South Sudan?
- South Sudan: 12,188,788 people against 8,819,794. Density: Sierra Leone 123 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².