Sierra Leone vs Sweden
Sweden is 6.24 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Sweden about 6.2 times.
Sierra LeoneSwedenSierra Leone moved onto Sweden · Equal-area projection
0.16×
Sierra Leone is 0.16× the area of Sweden. Put the other way, Sweden is 6.24× the size of Sierra Leone.
| Sierra Leone | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 71,740 km² | 447,425 km² |
| Population | 8,819,794 | 10,596,620 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 24 / km² |
| Capital | Freetown | Stockholm |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
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; Sweden at 62° N is stretched to 4.65×. That difference is why Sweden 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 Sweden?
- No. Sierra Leone is 6.24 times smaller than Sweden. Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km² and Sweden covers 447,425 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Sweden?
- About 6.2 times: Sweden has 6.24× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Sierra Leone and Sweden 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 Sweden about 4.65×. That is why Sweden 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 Sweden?
- Sweden: 10,596,620 people against 8,819,794. Density: Sierra Leone 123 per km², Sweden 24 per km².