Eswatini vs Liberia
Liberia is 6.41 times larger than Eswatini. Eswatini would fit into Liberia about 6.4 times.
EswatiniLiberiaEswatini moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
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Eswatini is 0.16× the area of Liberia. Put the other way, Liberia is 6.41× the size of Eswatini.
| Eswatini | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Monrovia |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Eswatini sits at about 27°S and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Eswatini bigger than Liberia?
- No. Eswatini is 6.41 times smaller than Liberia. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Eswatini fit into Liberia?
- About 6.4 times: Liberia has 6.41× the area of Eswatini.
- Why do Eswatini and Liberia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eswatini is drawn about 1.25× 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, Eswatini or Liberia?
- Liberia: 5,731,206 people against 1,256,174. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², Liberia 51 per km².