Country size comparison

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South Korea is about 1.4 times bigger than Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone is approximately 71,740 sq km, while South Korea is approximately 99,720 sq km, making South Korea 39% larger than Sierra Leone. Meanwhile, the population of Sierra Leone is ~8.7 million people (43.2 million more people live in South Korea).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Sierra Leone vs. South Korea uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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Be 3.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line in Sierra Leone
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Cost of Living Comparison · 6 categories - 2026 data
Sierra Leone is 9.3% more expensive than South Korea overall
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Moving from South Korea to Sierra Leone · UN DESA 2020
1 people born in South Korea live in Sierra Leone.
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