Angola vs Liberia
Angola is 11.2 times larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into Angola about 11 times.
AngolaLiberiaAngola moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
11.2×
Angola is 11.2× the area of Liberia.
| Angola | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,246,700 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 39,040,039 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Luanda | Monrovia |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Angola sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Angola bigger than Liberia?
- Yes. Angola is 11.2 times larger than Liberia. Angola covers 1,246,700 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Angola?
- About 11 times: Angola has 11.2× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Angola and Liberia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Angola is drawn about 1.05× 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, Angola or Liberia?
- Angola: 39,040,039 people against 5,731,206. Density: Angola 31 per km², Liberia 51 per km².