Japan vs Liberia
Japan is 3.39 times larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into Japan about 3.4 times.
JapanLiberiaJapan moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
3.39×
Japan is 3.39× the area of Liberia.
| Japan | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Monrovia |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Japan sits at about 37°N and is stretched to 1.59× its true area; Liberia at 6° N is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Japan looks so much bigger than it is next to Liberia. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Japan bigger than Liberia?
- Yes. Japan is 3.39 times larger than Liberia. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Japan?
- About 3.4 times: Japan has 3.39× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Japan and Liberia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Japan is drawn about 1.59× its true area there and Liberia about 1.01×. That is why Japan looks so much bigger than it really is next to Liberia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Japan or Liberia?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 5,731,206. Density: Japan 326 per km², Liberia 51 per km².