Eritrea vs Liberia
Eritrea is 6% larger than Liberia.
EritreaLiberiaEritrea moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 1.06× the area of Liberia.
 Eritrea |  Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaEritrea: 1.06× the area | 117,600 km²#99 of 194 | 111,369 km²#102 of 194 |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Land neighbours | 3 | 3 |
| People | ||
| PopulationLiberia: 1.59× the population | 3,607,003#130 of 194 · 2025 | 5,731,206#116 of 194 · 2025 |
| DensityLiberia: 1.68× the density | 31 / km²#150 of 194 | 51 / km²#133 of 194 |
| Urban populationLiberia: 1.63× the urban share | 35%#161 of 192 · 2025 | 56%#117 of 192 · 2025 |
| Fertility rateLiberia: 1.05× the births per woman | 3.68 per woman#36 of 192 · 2024 | 3.86 per woman#29 of 192 · 2024 |
| Population growthLiberia: 0.09 points higher | +2.00%#48 of 192 · 2025 | +2.09%#43 of 192 · 2025 |
| Birth rateLiberia: 1.07× the birth rate | 28.7 per 1,000#36 of 192 · 2024 | 30.6 per 1,000#27 of 192 · 2024 |
| Death rateLiberia: 1.33× the death rate | 6.0 per 1,000#140 of 192 · 2024 | 8.0 per 1,000#70 of 192 · 2024 |
| Children under 15Liberia: 1.5 points higher | 37.6%#37 of 192 · 2025 | 39.1%#28 of 192 · 2025 |
| People over 65Eritrea: 1.0 points higher | 4.3%#137 of 192 · 2025 | 3.3%#158 of 192 · 2025 |
| Net migrationLiberia: 0.2 per 1,000 higher | −1.9 per 1,000#142 of 192 · 2025 | −1.7 per 1,000#132 of 192 · 2025 |
| Refugees abroadEritrea: 173× the refugees for its size | 153.84 per 1,000#3 of 190 · 2025 | 0.89 per 1,000#63 of 190 · 2025 |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancyEritrea: 6.6 years longer | 68.9 years#137 of 192 · 2024 | 62.3 years#177 of 192 · 2024 |
| Infant mortalityLiberia: 2.56× the infant mortality | 24.7 per 1,000 births#56 of 191 · 2024 | 63.2 per 1,000 births#5 of 191 · 2024 |
| DoctorsLiberia: 2.0× the doctors per person | 0.09 per 1,000#168 of 178 · 2022 | 0.18 per 1,000#153 of 178 · 2022 |
| Human Development IndexLiberia: 0.007 higher | 0.503#175 of 190 · 2023 | 0.510#174 of 190 · 2023 |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | — | $830#174 of 185 · 2025 |
| GDP | — | $5.25B2025 |
| Income group | Low income | Low income |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | — | $1,981#177 of 184 · 2025 |
| GDP growth | — | +5.0%#45 of 187 · 2025 |
| Inflation | — | +8.3%#27 of 176 · 2025 |
| UnemploymentEritrea: 2.07× the unemployment | 6.0%#71 of 178 · 2025 | 2.9%#144 of 178 · 2025 |
| Extreme poverty | — | 33.6%#27 of 149 · 2016 |
| Income inequality (Gini) | — | 35.3#70 of 149 · 2016 |
| Jobs in agricultureEritrea: 14.4 points higher | 55.5% of jobs#16 of 178 · 2025 | 41.1% of jobs#39 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in industryEritrea: 4.4 points higher | 12.7% of jobs#147 of 178 · 2025 | 8.3% of jobs#163 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in servicesLiberia: 18.7 points higher | 31.8% of jobs#163 of 178 · 2025 | 50.5% of jobs#115 of 178 · 2025 |
| Foreign investment | — | 9.5% of GDP#20 of 184 · 2025 |
| Military spending | — | 0.8% of GDP#125 of 155 · 2025 |
| Internet usersLiberia: 2.25× the share online | 14%#180 of 184 · 2020 | 32%#163 of 184 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptionsEritrea: 1.84× the mobile subscriptions | 59 per 100#177 of 191 · 2022 | 32 per 100#189 of 191 · 2022 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest areaLiberia: 5.51× the forest share | 12% of land#145 of 192 · 2024 | 66% of land#18 of 192 · 2024 |
| CO₂ per personEritrea: 1.47× the CO₂ per person | 0.22 t a year#167 of 185 · 2024 | 0.15 t a year#174 of 185 · 2024 |
| Renewable energyLiberia: 12.1 points higher | 80.7%#15 of 190 · 2021 | 92.8%#3 of 190 · 2022 |
| Access to electricityEritrea: 20.4 points higher | 55.3%#169 of 192 · 2024 | 34.9%#184 of 192 · 2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5)Eritrea: 1.88× the air pollution | 33.7 µg/m³#36 of 191 · 2023 | 17.9 µg/m³#98 of 191 · 2023 |
| Protected landLiberia: 4.0 points higher | 0.0% of land#188 of 191 · 2025 | 4.0% of land#171 of 191 · 2025 |
| Arable landEritrea: 0.5 points higher | 5.7% of land#124 of 190 · 2024 | 5.2% of land#128 of 190 · 2024 |
| Water stressEritrea: 37.3× the water stress | 11.2%#87 of 176 · 2022 | 0.3%#168 of 176 · 2022 |
| PrecipitationLiberia: 6.23× the rain and snow | 384 mm#150 of 180 · 2022 | 2,391 mm#15 of 180 · 2022 |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stabilityLiberia: 0.46 higher | −0.60#148 of 193 · 2025 | −0.14#113 of 193 · 2025 |
| Control of corruptionLiberia: 0.65 higher | −1.61#189 of 193 · 2025 | −0.96#152 of 193 · 2025 |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Independent state |
| Government | One-party stateauthoritarian | Presidential republic |
| Capital | Asmara | Monrovia |
| Currency | Nakfa (ERN) | Liberian dollar (LRD) |
| Official languages | English, Arabic, Tigrinya | English |
| Traffic drives | On the right | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC+3 | UTC |
| Calling code | +291 | +231 |
| Region | Eastern Africa, Africa | Western Africa, Africa |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eritrea sits at about 15° N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Eritrea bigger than Liberia?
- Yes. Eritrea is 6% larger than Liberia. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Eritrea?
- About 1.1 times: Eritrea has 1.06× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Eritrea and Liberia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea is drawn about 1.08× 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, Eritrea or Liberia?
- Liberia: 5,731,206 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Liberia 51 per km².
- Where do people live longer, Eritrea or Liberia?
- In Eritrea: life expectancy at birth is 68.9 years, against 62.3 — 6.6 years longer (World Bank, 2024).
- What kind of government do Eritrea and Liberia have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Eritrea: one-party state; Liberia: presidential republic.