Guatemala vs Liberia
Liberia and Guatemala are almost exactly the same size.
GuatemalaLiberiaGuatemala moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
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Guatemala is 0.98× the area of Liberia. Put the other way, Liberia is 1.02× the size of Guatemala.
| Guatemala | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 108,889 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 18,687,881 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 172 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Guatemala City | Monrovia |
| Region | Central America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guatemala sits at about 16°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Guatemala bigger than Liberia?
- No. Guatemala and Liberia are almost exactly the same size. Guatemala covers 108,889 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Guatemala fit into Liberia?
- About 1.0 times: Liberia has 1.02× the area of Guatemala.
- Why do Guatemala and Liberia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guatemala is drawn about 1.08× 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, Guatemala or Liberia?
- Guatemala: 18,687,881 people against 5,731,206. Density: Guatemala 172 per km², Liberia 51 per km².