Laos vs Liberia
Laos is 2.13 times larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into Laos about 2.1 times.
LaosLiberiaLaos moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
2.13×
Laos is 2.13× the area of Liberia.
| Laos | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 236,800 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 7,873,046 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 33 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Vientiane | Monrovia |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Laos sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 Laos bigger than Liberia?
- Yes. Laos is 2.13 times larger than Liberia. Laos covers 236,800 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Laos?
- About 2.1 times: Laos has 2.13× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Laos and Liberia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Laos is drawn about 1.11× 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, Laos or Liberia?
- Laos: 7,873,046 people against 5,731,206. Density: Laos 33 per km², Liberia 51 per km².