Sierra Leone is 1.03× the size of Ireland
Sierra Leone covers about 71,600 km² (27,600 mi²) and Ireland about 69,400 km² (26,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 71,600km²Sierra Leone
- 69,400km²Ireland
100 km
- Sierra Leone
- Ireland
What fits
- Ireland is 97% of the size of Sierra Leone.
- Sierra Leone is larger by 2,170 km² (836 mi²), which is 3.1% of the area of Ireland.
- Measured in Belgiums: Sierra Leone is about 2.33, Ireland about 2.26.
How they differ
- Sierra Leone also has the larger population: 7.6 million against 5.1 million, 1.47× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 106 in Sierra Leone against 74 in Ireland: Sierra Leone is 1.42× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,970 km apart.
- On a standard web map Ireland looks larger than Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone at 9°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Ireland at 53°N about 2.8×, so the map shows Ireland as 2.64× the size of Sierra Leone, when Sierra Leone is 1.03× the size of Ireland.
- Together Sierra Leone and Ireland cover 141,000 km², close to the size of Tajikistan (142,000 km², 0.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 2,170 km², is about the size of Mauritius (2,000 km²).
- At Ireland's density, Sierra Leone would have 5.3 million people (it has 7.6 million). At Sierra Leone's density, Ireland would have 7.3 million (it has 5.1 million).
- Ireland's centre is 44.6° of latitude, about 4,960 km, farther north than Sierra Leone's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Sierra Leone | 1.03× |
| More people | Sierra Leone | 1.47× |
| More crowded | Sierra Leone | 1.42× |
| Farther north | Ireland | 44.6° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Ireland | 2.8× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Sierra Leone | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 2.33× | 2.26× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 0.29× | 0.28× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.20× | 0.19× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.19× | 0.19× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.13× | 0.13× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.02× | 0.02× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.01× | 0.01× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.01× | 0.01× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 237 | 1 in 245 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Sierra Leone | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 71,600 km²27,600 mi² | 69,400 km²26,800 mi² |
| Population | 7.6 millionWikidata, 2017 | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Density | 106 per km² | 74 per km² |
| Official area | 71,700 km²Wikidata | 69,800 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Freetown | Dublin |
| Latitude range | 7°N to 10°N | 51°N to 55°N |
| Continent | Africa | Europe |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2022, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 71,700 km² agrees with our measured area of 71,600 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 69,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 69,400 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- 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
- 2026-11-11