Iraq vs Liberia
Iraq is 3.92 times larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into Iraq about 3.9 times.
IraqLiberiaIraq moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
3.92×
Iraq is 3.92× the area of Liberia.
| Iraq | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 437,072 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 47,020,774 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 108 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Baghdad | Monrovia |
| Region | Western Asia | 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. Iraq sits at about 33°N and is stretched to 1.42× 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 Iraq bigger than Liberia?
- Yes. Iraq is 3.92 times larger than Liberia. Iraq covers 437,072 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Iraq?
- About 3.9 times: Iraq has 3.92× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Iraq and Liberia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Iraq is drawn about 1.42× 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, Iraq or Liberia?
- Iraq: 47,020,774 people against 5,731,206. Density: Iraq 108 per km², Liberia 51 per km².