Sierra Leone vs Trinidad and Tobago
Sierra Leone is 14.0 times larger than Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago would fit into Sierra Leone about 14 times.
Sierra LeoneTrinidad and TobagoSierra Leone moved onto Trinidad and Tobago · Equal-area projection
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Sierra Leone is 14.0× the area of Trinidad and Tobago.
| Sierra Leone | Trinidad and Tobago | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 71,740 km² | 5,128 km² |
| Population | 8,819,794 | 1,367,764 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Freetown | Port-of-Spain |
| Region | Western Africa | Caribbean |
| 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; Trinidad and Tobago at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Yes. Sierra Leone is 14.0 times larger than Trinidad and Tobago. Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km² and Trinidad and Tobago covers 5,128 km².
- How many times does Trinidad and Tobago fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 14 times: Sierra Leone has 14.0× the area of Trinidad and Tobago.
- Why do Sierra Leone and Trinidad and Tobago 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 Trinidad and Tobago about 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 1,367,764. Density: Sierra Leone 123 per km², Trinidad and Tobago 267 per km².