Eritrea vs Liberia
Eritrea is 6% larger than Liberia.
EritreaLiberiaEritrea moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
1.06×
Eritrea is 1.06× the area of Liberia.
| Eritrea | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | 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. 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.