Equatorial Guinea vs Liberia
Liberia is 3.97 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Liberia about 4.0 times.
Equatorial GuineaLiberiaEquatorial Guinea moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.25× the area of Liberia. Put the other way, Liberia is 3.97× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Monrovia |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°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 Equatorial Guinea bigger than Liberia?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 3.97 times smaller than Liberia. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Liberia?
- About 4.0 times: Liberia has 3.97× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Liberia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea 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, Equatorial Guinea or Liberia?
- Liberia: 5,731,206 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Liberia 51 per km².