Sierra Leone vs Syria
Syria is 2.58 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Syria about 2.6 times.
Sierra LeoneSyriaSierra Leone moved onto Syria · Equal-area projection
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Sierra Leone is 0.39× the area of Syria. Put the other way, Syria is 2.58× the size of Sierra Leone.
| Sierra Leone | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 71,740 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 8,819,794 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Freetown | Damascus |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Syria at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- No. Sierra Leone is 2.58 times smaller than Syria. Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Syria?
- About 2.6 times: Syria has 2.58× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Sierra Leone and Syria 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 Syria about 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 8,819,794. Density: Sierra Leone 123 per km², Syria 138 per km².