Guyana vs Liberia
Guyana is 93% larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into Guyana about 1.9 times.
GuyanaLiberiaGuyana moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
1.93×
Guyana is 1.93× the area of Liberia.
| Guyana | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 214,970 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 835,986 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 3.9 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Georgetown | Monrovia |
| Region | South America | 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. Guyana sits at about 5°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Guyana bigger than Liberia?
- Yes. Guyana is 93% larger than Liberia. Guyana covers 214,970 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Guyana?
- About 1.9 times: Guyana has 1.93× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Guyana and Liberia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guyana is drawn about 1.01× 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, Guyana or Liberia?
- Liberia: 5,731,206 people against 835,986. Density: Guyana 3.9 per km², Liberia 51 per km².