Ghana vs Liberia
Ghana is 2.14 times larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into Ghana about 2.1 times.
GhanaLiberiaGhana moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
2.14×
Ghana is 2.14× the area of Liberia.
| Ghana | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Monrovia |
| Region | Western 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. Ghana sits at about 8°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 Ghana bigger than Liberia?
- Yes. Ghana is 2.14 times larger than Liberia. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Ghana?
- About 2.1 times: Ghana has 2.14× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Ghana and Liberia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ghana 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, Ghana or Liberia?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 5,731,206. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Liberia 51 per km².