Sierra Leone vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 2.46 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Uruguay about 2.5 times.
Sierra LeoneUruguaySierra Leone moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
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Sierra Leone is 0.41× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 2.46× the size of Sierra Leone.
| Sierra Leone | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 71,740 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 8,819,794 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Freetown | Montevideo |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| 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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- No. Sierra Leone is 2.46 times smaller than Uruguay. Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Uruguay?
- About 2.5 times: Uruguay has 2.46× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Sierra Leone and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 3,384,688. Density: Sierra Leone 123 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².