Ethiopia vs Liberia
Ethiopia is 9.92 times larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into Ethiopia about 9.9 times.
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Ethiopia is 9.92× the area of Liberia.
| Ethiopia | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,104,300 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 135,472,051 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Addis Ababa | Monrovia |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ethiopia sits at about 9°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Ethiopia bigger than Liberia?
- Yes. Ethiopia is 9.92 times larger than Liberia. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Ethiopia?
- About 9.9 times: Ethiopia has 9.92× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Ethiopia and Liberia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ethiopia is drawn about 1.02× 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, Ethiopia or Liberia?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 5,731,206. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², Liberia 51 per km².