Kenya vs Liberia
Kenya is 5.22 times larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into Kenya about 5.2 times.
KenyaLiberiaKenya moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
5.22×
Kenya is 5.22× the area of Liberia.
| Kenya | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,309 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 57,532,493 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Nairobi | Monrovia |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Kenya sits at about 1°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Kenya bigger than Liberia?
- Yes. Kenya is 5.22 times larger than Liberia. Kenya covers 581,309 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Kenya?
- About 5.2 times: Kenya has 5.22× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Kenya and Liberia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kenya is drawn about 1.0× 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, Kenya or Liberia?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 5,731,206. Density: Kenya 99 per km², Liberia 51 per km².