Sierra Leone vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 12.7 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Venezuela about 13 times.
Sierra LeoneVenezuelaSierra Leone moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Sierra Leone is 0.08× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 12.7× the size of Sierra Leone.
| Sierra Leone | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 71,740 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 8,819,794 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Freetown | Caracas |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
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; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- No. Sierra Leone is 12.7 times smaller than Venezuela. Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Venezuela?
- About 13 times: Venezuela has 12.7× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Sierra Leone and Venezuela 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 Venezuela about 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 8,819,794. Density: Sierra Leone 123 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².