Congo vs Liberia
Congo is 3.07 times larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into Congo about 3.1 times.
CongoLiberiaCongo moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
3.07×
Congo is 3.07× the area of Liberia.
| Congo | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 342,000 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 6,484,437 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 19 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Brazzaville | Monrovia |
| Region | Middle Africa | 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. Congo sits at about 1°S 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 Congo bigger than Liberia?
- Yes. Congo is 3.07 times larger than Liberia. Congo covers 342,000 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Congo?
- About 3.1 times: Congo has 3.07× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Congo and Liberia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Congo 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, Congo or Liberia?
- Congo: 6,484,437 people against 5,731,206. Density: Congo 19 per km², Liberia 51 per km².