Faroe Islands vs Liberia
Liberia is 79.6 times larger than Faroe Islands. Faroe Islands would fit into Liberia about 80 times.
Faroe IslandsLiberiaFaroe Islands moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
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Faroe Islands is 0.01× the area of Liberia. Put the other way, Liberia is 79.6× the size of Faroe Islands.
| Faroe Islands | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,399 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 54,900 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 39 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Torshavn | Monrovia |
| Region | Northern Europe | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Faroe Islands sits at about 62°N and is stretched to 4.55× its true area; Liberia at 6° N is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Faroe Islands looks so much bigger than it is next to Liberia. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Faroe Islands bigger than Liberia?
- No. Faroe Islands is 79.6 times smaller than Liberia. Faroe Islands covers 1,399 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Faroe Islands fit into Liberia?
- About 80 times: Liberia has 79.6× the area of Faroe Islands.
- Why do Faroe Islands and Liberia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Faroe Islands is drawn about 4.55× its true area there and Liberia about 1.01×. That is why Faroe Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Liberia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Faroe Islands or Liberia?
- Liberia: 5,731,206 people against 54,900. Density: Faroe Islands 39 per km², Liberia 51 per km².