Country size comparison
South Africa
compared to
Sierra Leone
South Africa is about 17 times bigger than Sierra Leone.
Sierra Leone is approximately 71,740 sq km, while South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, making South Africa 1,599% larger than Sierra Leone. Meanwhile, the population of Sierra Leone is ~8.7 million people (48.8 million more people live in South Africa).
We have positioned the outline of Sierra Leone near the middle of South Africa.
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Sierra Leone
vs.
South Africa
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