Africa · Western Africa
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone covers about 71,600 km² (27,600 mi²), the 120th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to United Arab Emirates, at about 71,100 km².
- 71,600km²Area, main territory
- 7.6 millionPopulation
- 2.33In Belgiums
100 km
- Sierra Leone
Facts
| Area, main territory | 71,600 km²27,600 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 71,700 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 2.33 |
| Capital | Freetown |
| Population | 7.6 millionWikidata, 2017 |
| Density | 106 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 7°N to 10°N |
| In other languages | Sierra Leona Español · Serra Leoa Português · シエラレオネ 日本語 · 塞拉利昂 中文 · 시에라리온 한국어 |
| Continent | Africa#42 of 54 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Sierra Leone
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 237× the size of Sierra Leone.
- At 106 people per km², Sierra Leone is the 65th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- Sierra Leone lies at 9°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.0×.
- Laid out flat, Sierra Leone's main territory stretches about 342 km north to south and 332 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 71,700 km² agrees with our measured area of 71,600 km², to within 2%.
How Sierra Leone measures up
Sierra Leone holds 0.2% of the land area and 0.5% of the people of the 54 countries listed for Africa. In Western Africa it is the 12th largest of 16.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 71,600 km² | 119th of 239 |
| Population | 7.6 million | 102nd of 237 |
| Density | 106 per km² | 65th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 8.6°N | 145th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Sierra Leone is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 2.33× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.29× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.20× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.19× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.13× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.02× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 237 its size |
Where Sierra Leone sits
- Sierra Leone's centre lies at 8.6°N, 11.8°W, in the northern and western hemispheres, about 950 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 7°N to 10°N, about 340 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Sierra Leone had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Sierra Leone would have 89.7 million people. It has 7.6 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Sierra Leone would have 266,000 people. It has 7.6 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 5.2 million.
About the same size as
Largest in Africa
Compare Sierra Leone
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2017; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11