Sierra Leone is 1.01× the size of Veracruz
Sierra Leone (Africa) covers about 71,600 km² (27,600 mi²) and Veracruz (state of Mexico) about 71,000 km² (27,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 71,600km²Sierra Leone
- 71,000km²Veracruz
100 km
- Sierra Leone
- Veracruz
What fits
- Veracruz is 99% of the size of Sierra Leone.
- Sierra Leone is larger by 645 km² (249 mi²), which is 0.9% of the area of Veracruz.
- Measured in Belgiums: Sierra Leone is about 2.33, Veracruz about 2.31.
How they differ
- Sierra Leone is larger, but Veracruz has the larger population: 8.1 million against 7.6 million, 1.07× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 114 in Veracruz against 106 in Sierra Leone: Veracruz is 1.08× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,130 km apart.
- On a standard web map Veracruz looks larger than Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone at 9°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Veracruz at 19°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Veracruz as 1.09× the size of Sierra Leone, when Sierra Leone is 1.01× the size of Veracruz.
- Together Sierra Leone and Veracruz cover 143,000 km², close to the size of Tajikistan (142,000 km², 0.2% smaller).
- At Veracruz's density, Sierra Leone would have 8.2 million people (it has 7.6 million). At Sierra Leone's density, Veracruz would have 7.5 million (it has 8.1 million).
- Veracruz's centre is 10.8° of latitude, about 1,200 km, farther north than Sierra Leone's.
- Sierra Leone ranks 120th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Veracruz is the 12th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.6% of its area; it is the 11th most densely populated of them.
- Veracruz lies about 11° of latitude (roughly 1,200 km) north of Sierra Leone.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Sierra Leone would have about 9,480 m² and each person in Veracruz about 8,750 m².
- Laid side by side, Sierra Leone and Veracruz would cover 143,000 km², about the same size as Tajikistan.
- Together they have 15.7 million people, 1.03× as many people as Zimbabwe.
- Counted as a country, Veracruz would rank 121st by area and 101st by population.
Side by side
| Sierra Leone | Veracruz | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 71,600 km²27,600 mi² | 71,000 km²27,400 mi² |
| Official area | 71,700 km²Wikidata | 71,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 119th of 239worldwide | 12th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 7.6 millionWikidata, 2017 | 8.1 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 102nd of 237worldwide | 3rd of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 106 per km² | 114 per km² |
| Capital | Freetown | Xalapa |
| Latitude range | 7°N to 10°N | 17°N to 22°N |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2015. 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 71,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 71,000 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