Cambodia vs Liberia
Cambodia is 63% larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into Cambodia about 1.6 times.
CambodiaLiberiaCambodia moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
1.63×
Cambodia is 1.63× the area of Liberia.
| Cambodia | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181,035 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 17,847,982 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Phnom Penh | Monrovia |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Cambodia sits at about 13°N 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 Cambodia bigger than Liberia?
- Yes. Cambodia is 63% larger than Liberia. Cambodia covers 181,035 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Cambodia?
- About 1.6 times: Cambodia has 1.63× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Cambodia and Liberia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cambodia 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, Cambodia or Liberia?
- Cambodia: 17,847,982 people against 5,731,206. Density: Cambodia 99 per km², Liberia 51 per km².