Sierra Leone vs Tonga
Sierra Leone is 95.8 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Sierra Leone about 96 times.
Sierra LeoneTongaSierra Leone moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
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Sierra Leone is 95.8× the area of Tonga.
| Sierra Leone | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 71,740 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 8,819,794 | 103,742 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Freetown | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Western Africa | Polynesia |
| 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; Tonga at 20° S is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Tonga?
- Yes. Sierra Leone is 95.8 times larger than Tonga. Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 96 times: Sierra Leone has 95.8× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Sierra Leone and Tonga 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 Tonga about 1.14×. 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 Tonga?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 103,742. Density: Sierra Leone 123 per km², Tonga 139 per km².