Sierra Leone vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 5.45 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Zimbabwe about 5.4 times.
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Sierra Leone is 0.18× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 5.45× the size of Sierra Leone.
| Sierra Leone | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 71,740 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 8,819,794 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Freetown | Harare |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- No. Sierra Leone is 5.45 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 5.4 times: Zimbabwe has 5.45× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 8,819,794. Density: Sierra Leone 123 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².