Sierra Leone vs Thailand
Thailand is 7.15 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Thailand about 7.2 times.
Sierra LeoneThailandSierra Leone moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
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Sierra Leone is 0.14× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 7.15× the size of Sierra Leone.
| Sierra Leone | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 71,740 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 8,819,794 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Freetown | Bangkok |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; Thailand at 15° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- No. Sierra Leone is 7.15 times smaller than Thailand. Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Thailand?
- About 7.2 times: Thailand has 7.15× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Sierra Leone and Thailand 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 Thailand about 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 8,819,794. Density: Sierra Leone 123 per km², Thailand 140 per km².