Croatia vs Liberia
Liberia is 97% larger than Croatia. Croatia would fit into Liberia about 2.0 times.
CroatiaLiberiaCroatia moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
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Croatia is 0.51× the area of Liberia. Put the other way, Liberia is 1.97× the size of Croatia.
| Croatia | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 56,594 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 3,876,200 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 68 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Zagreb | Monrovia |
| Region | Southern Europe | 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. Croatia sits at about 45°N and is stretched to 2.01× its true area; Liberia at 6° N is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Croatia looks so much bigger than it is next to Liberia. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Croatia bigger than Liberia?
- No. Croatia is 49% smaller than Liberia. Croatia covers 56,594 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Croatia fit into Liberia?
- About 2.0 times: Liberia has 1.97× the area of Croatia.
- Why do Croatia and Liberia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Croatia is drawn about 2.01× its true area there and Liberia about 1.01×. That is why Croatia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Liberia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Croatia or Liberia?
- Liberia: 5,731,206 people against 3,876,200. Density: Croatia 68 per km², Liberia 51 per km².