Sierra Leone vs Yemen
Yemen is 6.35 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Yemen about 6.3 times.
Sierra LeoneYemenSierra Leone moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
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Sierra Leone is 0.16× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 6.35× the size of Sierra Leone.
| Sierra Leone | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 71,740 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 8,819,794 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Freetown | Sana'a |
| 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; Yemen at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- No. Sierra Leone is 6.35 times smaller than Yemen. Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Yemen?
- About 6.3 times: Yemen has 6.35× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Sierra Leone and Yemen 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 Yemen about 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 8,819,794. Density: Sierra Leone 123 per km², Yemen 92 per km².