Chad vs Liberia
Chad is 11.5 times larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into Chad about 12 times.
ChadLiberiaChad moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
11.5×
Chad is 11.5× the area of Liberia.
| Chad | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | Monrovia |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Chad sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.07× 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 Chad bigger than Liberia?
- Yes. Chad is 11.5 times larger than Liberia. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Chad?
- About 12 times: Chad has 11.5× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Chad and Liberia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chad is drawn about 1.07× 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, Chad or Liberia?
- Chad: 21,003,705 people against 5,731,206. Density: Chad 16 per km², Liberia 51 per km².