Sierra Leone vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 13.2 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Tanzania about 13 times.
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Sierra Leone is 0.08× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 13.2× the size of Sierra Leone.
| Sierra Leone | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 71,740 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 8,819,794 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Freetown | Dodoma |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 8 |
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; Tanzania at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Tanzania?
- No. Sierra Leone is 13.2 times smaller than Tanzania. Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Tanzania?
- About 13 times: Tanzania has 13.2× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Sierra Leone and Tanzania 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 Tanzania about 1.01×. 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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 8,819,794. Density: Sierra Leone 123 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².