Country size comparison
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Laos is about 3.3 times bigger than Sierra Leone.
Sierra Leone is approximately 71,740 sq km, while Laos is approximately 236,800 sq km, making Laos 230% larger than Sierra Leone. Meanwhile, the population of Sierra Leone is ~8.7 million people (943,011 fewer people live in Laos).
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