Afghanistan vs Liberia
Afghanistan is 5.86 times larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into Afghanistan about 5.9 times.
AfghanistanLiberiaAfghanistan moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 5.86× the area of Liberia.
| Afghanistan | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Monrovia |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Liberia at 6° N is stretched to 1.01×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than Liberia?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 5.86 times larger than Liberia. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Afghanistan?
- About 5.9 times: Afghanistan has 5.86× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Afghanistan and Liberia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Liberia about 1.01×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Liberia?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 5,731,206. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Liberia 51 per km².