Sierra Leone vs Taiwan
Sierra Leone is 98% larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Sierra Leone about 2.0 times.
Sierra LeoneTaiwanSierra Leone moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
1.98×
Sierra Leone is 1.98× the area of Taiwan.
| Sierra Leone | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 71,740 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 8,819,794 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Freetown | Taipei |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
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; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Yes. Sierra Leone is 98% larger than Taiwan. Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 2.0 times: Sierra Leone has 1.98× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Sierra Leone and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 8,819,794. Density: Sierra Leone 123 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².