Guinea vs Liberia
Guinea is 2.21 times larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into Guinea about 2.2 times.
GuineaLiberiaGuinea moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
2.21×
Guinea is 2.21× the area of Liberia.
| Guinea | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Monrovia |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guinea sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 bigger than Liberia?
- Yes. Guinea is 2.21 times larger than Liberia. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Guinea?
- About 2.2 times: Guinea has 2.21× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Guinea and Liberia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guinea is drawn about 1.03× 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 or Liberia?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 5,731,206. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Liberia 51 per km².