Country size comparison
compared to
Sierra Leone is about 5 times smaller than Japan.
Japan is approximately 377,915 sq km, while Sierra Leone is approximately 71,740 sq km, making Sierra Leone 18.98% the size of Japan. Meanwhile, the population of Japan is ~124.2 million people (115.5 million fewer people live in Sierra Leone).
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Cost of Living Comparison · 6 categories - 2026 data
Japan is 62.6% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall
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Moving from Sierra Leone to Japan · OECD 2023
39 people moved from Sierra Leone to Japan.
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