Which is bigger: Sierra Leone or Greenland?

Greenland is larger (2,166,086 km²) — about 30.0 times the size of Sierra Leone (72,300 km²).

Why do Sierra Leone and Greenland look different on the map than in reality?

The common Mercator projection enlarges areas the farther they lie from the equator, so the on-map size proportions of Sierra Leone and Greenland are distorted compared to their true land area.

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Sierra Leone×Greenland

Put Sierra Leone and Greenland on the same scale. Drag, separate, and see what the Mercator map hides.

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True-size comparison

Same scale. Real difference.

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Sierra Leone ↗

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Total surface area72,300 km²ed. 2024

Population8,819,7942025

Land area72,180 km²2023

TypeCountry

Greenland ↗

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Total surface area2,166,086 km²ed. 2024

Population56,8312025

Land area410,450 km²2023

TypeCountry