Sierra Leone vs Turkey
Turkey is 10.9 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Turkey about 11 times.
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Sierra Leone is 0.09× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 10.9× the size of Sierra Leone.
| Sierra Leone | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 71,740 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 8,819,794 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Freetown | Ankara |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| 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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkey looks so much bigger than it is next to Sierra Leone. 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 Turkey?
- No. Sierra Leone is 10.9 times smaller than Turkey. Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Turkey?
- About 11 times: Turkey has 10.9× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Sierra Leone and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. That is why Turkey looks so much bigger than it really is next to Sierra Leone. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Sierra Leone or Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 8,819,794. Density: Sierra Leone 123 per km², Turkey 110 per km².