Botswana vs Liberia
Botswana is 5.22 times larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into Botswana about 5.2 times.
BotswanaLiberiaBotswana moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
5.22×
Botswana is 5.22× the area of Liberia.
| Botswana | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,737 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 2,562,122 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 4.4 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Gaborone | Monrovia |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Botswana sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.17× 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 Botswana bigger than Liberia?
- Yes. Botswana is 5.22 times larger than Liberia. Botswana covers 581,737 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Botswana?
- About 5.2 times: Botswana has 5.22× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Botswana and Liberia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Botswana is drawn about 1.17× 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, Botswana or Liberia?
- Liberia: 5,731,206 people against 2,562,122. Density: Botswana 4.4 per km², Liberia 51 per km².