Kiribati vs Liberia
Liberia is 137 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Liberia about 137 times.
KiribatiLiberiaKiribati moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.01× the area of Liberia. Put the other way, Liberia is 137× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Monrovia |
| Region | Micronesia | 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. Kiribati 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 Kiribati bigger than Liberia?
- No. Kiribati is 137 times smaller than Liberia. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Liberia?
- About 137 times: Liberia has 137× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Liberia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kiribati 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, Kiribati or Liberia?
- Liberia: 5,731,206 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Liberia 51 per km².