Sierra Leone vs United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates is 17% larger than Sierra Leone.
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Sierra Leone is 0.86× the area of United Arab Emirates. Put the other way, United Arab Emirates is 1.17× the size of Sierra Leone.
| Sierra Leone | United Arab Emirates | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 71,740 km² | 83,600 km² |
| Population | 8,819,794 | 11,513,149 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Freetown | Abu Dhabi |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| 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; United Arab Emirates at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 United Arab Emirates?
- No. Sierra Leone is 14% smaller than United Arab Emirates. Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km² and United Arab Emirates covers 83,600 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into United Arab Emirates?
- About 1.2 times: United Arab Emirates has 1.17× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Sierra Leone and United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates about 1.2×. 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 United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates: 11,513,149 people against 8,819,794. Density: Sierra Leone 123 per km², United Arab Emirates 138 per km².