Cameroon vs Liberia
Cameroon is 4.27 times larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into Cameroon about 4.3 times.
CameroonLiberiaCameroon moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
4.27×
Cameroon is 4.27× the area of Liberia.
| Cameroon | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Monrovia |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Cameroon sits at about 6°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Cameroon bigger than Liberia?
- Yes. Cameroon is 4.27 times larger than Liberia. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Cameroon?
- About 4.3 times: Cameroon has 4.27× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Cameroon and Liberia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cameroon is drawn about 1.01× 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, Cameroon or Liberia?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 5,731,206. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Liberia 51 per km².