Sierra Leone vs Tunisia
Tunisia is 2.28 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Tunisia about 2.3 times.
Sierra LeoneTunisiaSierra Leone moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
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Sierra Leone is 0.44× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 2.28× the size of Sierra Leone.
| Sierra Leone | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 71,740 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 8,819,794 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Freetown | Tunis |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- No. Sierra Leone is 2.28 times smaller than Tunisia. Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Tunisia?
- About 2.3 times: Tunisia has 2.28× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Sierra Leone and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 8,819,794. Density: Sierra Leone 123 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².