Guinea-Bissau vs Liberia
Liberia is 3.08 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Liberia about 3.1 times.
Guinea-BissauLiberiaGuinea-Bissau moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.32× the area of Liberia. Put the other way, Liberia is 3.08× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Monrovia |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guinea-Bissau sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Guinea-Bissau bigger than Liberia?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 3.08 times smaller than Liberia. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Liberia?
- About 3.1 times: Liberia has 3.08× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Liberia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guinea-Bissau is drawn about 1.05× 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, Guinea-Bissau or Liberia?
- Liberia: 5,731,206 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Liberia 51 per km².