Algeria vs Liberia
Algeria is 21.4 times larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into Algeria about 21 times.
AlgeriaLiberiaAlgeria moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
21.4×
Algeria is 21.4× the area of Liberia.
| Algeria | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,381,741 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 47,435,312 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 20 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Algiers | Monrovia |
| Region | Northern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Algeria sits at about 28°N and is stretched to 1.28× 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 Algeria bigger than Liberia?
- Yes. Algeria is 21.4 times larger than Liberia. Algeria covers 2,381,741 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Algeria?
- About 21 times: Algeria has 21.4× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Algeria and Liberia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Algeria is drawn about 1.28× 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, Algeria or Liberia?
- Algeria: 47,435,312 people against 5,731,206. Density: Algeria 20 per km², Liberia 51 per km².