Country size comparison
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Sierra Leone is about 2.6 times bigger than Burundi.
Burundi is approximately 27,830 sq km, while Sierra Leone is approximately 71,740 sq km, making Sierra Leone 158% larger than Burundi. Meanwhile, the population of Burundi is ~12.7 million people (4.0 million fewer people live in Sierra Leone).
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