Chiapas is 1.02× the size of Sierra Leone
Chiapas (state of Mexico) covers about 73,400 km² (28,300 mi²) and Sierra Leone (Africa) about 71,600 km² (27,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 73,400km²Chiapas
- 71,600km²Sierra Leone
100 km
- Chiapas
- Sierra Leone
What fits
- Sierra Leone is 98% of the size of Chiapas.
- Chiapas is larger by 1,770 km² (684 mi²), which is 2.5% of the area of Sierra Leone.
- Measured in Belgiums: Chiapas is about 2.39, Sierra Leone about 2.33.
How they differ
- Chiapas is larger, but Sierra Leone has the larger population: 7.6 million against 5.2 million, 1.45× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 106 in Sierra Leone against 71 in Chiapas: Sierra Leone is 1.48× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,750 km apart.
- Together Chiapas and Sierra Leone cover 145,000 km², close to the size of Suriname (145,000 km², 0.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,770 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Sierra Leone's density, Chiapas would have 7.7 million people (it has 5.2 million). At Chiapas's density, Sierra Leone would have 5.1 million (it has 7.6 million).
- Chiapas's centre is 7.9° of latitude, about 880 km, farther north than Sierra Leone's.
- Chiapas is the 9th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.7% of its area; it is the 16th most densely populated of them.
- Sierra Leone ranks 120th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Chiapas lies about 8° of latitude (roughly 883 km) north of Sierra Leone.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Chiapas would have about 14,060 m² and each person in Sierra Leone about 9,480 m².
- Laid side by side, Chiapas and Sierra Leone would cover 145,000 km², about the same size as Suriname.
- Together they have 12.8 million people, about as many people as South Sudan.
- Counted as a country, Chiapas would rank 119th by area and 121st by population.
Side by side
| Chiapas | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | CountryAfrica |
| Area, measured | 73,400 km²28,300 mi² | 71,600 km²27,600 mi² |
| Official area | 73,300 km²Wikidata | 71,700 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 9th of 32in Mexico | 119th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 5.2 millionWikidata, 2015 | 7.6 millionWikidata, 2017 |
| Rank by population | 7th of 32in Mexico | 102nd of 237worldwide |
| Density | 71 per km² | 106 per km² |
| Capital | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | Freetown |
| Latitude range | 15°N to 18°N | 7°N to 10°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2017. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 73,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 73,400 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 71,700 km² agrees with our measured area of 71,600 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12