Gabon vs Liberia
Gabon is 2.4 times larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into Gabon about 2.4 times.
GabonLiberiaGabon moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
2.4×
Gabon is 2.4× the area of Liberia.
| Gabon | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Monrovia |
| Region | Middle 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. Gabon sits at about 1°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Gabon bigger than Liberia?
- Yes. Gabon is 2.4 times larger than Liberia. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Gabon?
- About 2.4 times: Gabon has 2.4× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Gabon and Liberia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gabon is drawn about 1.0× 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, Gabon or Liberia?
- Liberia: 5,731,206 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Liberia 51 per km².