Côte d'Ivoire vs Liberia
Côte d'Ivoire is 2.9 times larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 2.9 times.
Côte d'IvoireLiberiaCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
2.9×
Côte d'Ivoire is 2.9× the area of Liberia.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Monrovia |
| Region | Western 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. Côte d'Ivoire sits at about 8°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Côte d'Ivoire bigger than Liberia?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 2.9 times larger than Liberia. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 2.9 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 2.9× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Côte d'Ivoire is drawn about 1.02× 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, Côte d'Ivoire or Liberia?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 5,731,206. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Liberia 51 per km².