Sierra Leone vs Switzerland
Sierra Leone is 74% larger than Switzerland. Switzerland would fit into Sierra Leone about 1.7 times.
Sierra LeoneSwitzerlandSierra Leone moved onto Switzerland · Equal-area projection
1.74×
Sierra Leone is 1.74× the area of Switzerland.
| Sierra Leone | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 71,740 km² | 41,291 km² |
| Population | 8,819,794 | 9,092,436 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Freetown | Bern |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 5 |
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; Switzerland at 47° N is stretched to 2.13×. That difference is why Switzerland 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 Switzerland?
- Yes. Sierra Leone is 74% larger than Switzerland. Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km² and Switzerland covers 41,291 km².
- How many times does Switzerland fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 1.7 times: Sierra Leone has 1.74× the area of Switzerland.
- Why do Sierra Leone and Switzerland 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 Switzerland about 2.13×. That is why Switzerland 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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland: 9,092,436 people against 8,819,794. Density: Sierra Leone 123 per km², Switzerland 220 per km².