Colombia vs Liberia
Colombia is 10.3 times larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into Colombia about 10 times.
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10.3×
Colombia is 10.3× the area of Liberia.
| Colombia | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Monrovia |
| Region | South America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Colombia sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Colombia bigger than Liberia?
- Yes. Colombia is 10.3 times larger than Liberia. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Colombia?
- About 10 times: Colombia has 10.3× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Colombia and Liberia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Colombia is drawn about 1.0× 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, Colombia or Liberia?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 5,731,206. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Liberia 51 per km².