Djibouti vs Liberia
Liberia is 4.8 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Liberia about 4.8 times.
DjiboutiLiberiaDjibouti moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.21× the area of Liberia. Put the other way, Liberia is 4.8× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Monrovia |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Djibouti sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Djibouti bigger than Liberia?
- No. Djibouti is 4.8 times smaller than Liberia. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Liberia?
- About 4.8 times: Liberia has 4.8× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Liberia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Djibouti is drawn about 1.04× 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, Djibouti or Liberia?
- Liberia: 5,731,206 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Liberia 51 per km².