Gambia vs Liberia
Liberia is 9.86 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Liberia about 9.9 times.
GambiaLiberiaGambia moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
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Gambia is 0.1× the area of Liberia. Put the other way, Liberia is 9.86× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Monrovia |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Gambia sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Gambia bigger than Liberia?
- No. Gambia is 9.86 times smaller than Liberia. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Liberia?
- About 9.9 times: Liberia has 9.86× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Liberia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gambia is drawn about 1.06× 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, Gambia or Liberia?
- Liberia: 5,731,206 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Liberia 51 per km².