Sierra Leone vs Sudan
Sudan is 26.3 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Sudan about 26 times.
Sierra LeoneSudanSierra Leone moved onto Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Sierra Leone is 0.04× the area of Sudan. Put the other way, Sudan is 26.3× the size of Sierra Leone.
| Sierra Leone | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 71,740 km² | 1,886,068 km² |
| Population | 8,819,794 | 51,662,147 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Freetown | Khartoum |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 7 |
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; Sudan at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Sierra Leone is 26.3 times smaller than Sudan. Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Sudan?
- About 26 times: Sudan has 26.3× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Sierra Leone and 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 Sudan about 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- Sudan: 51,662,147 people against 8,819,794. Density: Sierra Leone 123 per km², Sudan 27 per km².