Sierra Leone vs US Virgin Islands
Sierra Leone is 207 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Sierra Leone about 207 times.
Sierra LeoneUS Virgin IslandsSierra Leone moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Sierra Leone is 207× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Sierra Leone | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 71,740 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 8,819,794 | 103,792 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Freetown | Charlotte Amalie |
| 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; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Sierra Leone is 207 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 207 times: Sierra Leone has 207× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Sierra Leone and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 103,792. Density: Sierra Leone 123 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².