Lesotho vs Liberia
Liberia is 3.67 times larger than Lesotho. Lesotho would fit into Liberia about 3.7 times.
LesothoLiberiaLesotho moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 0.27× the area of Liberia. Put the other way, Liberia is 3.67× the size of Lesotho.
| Lesotho | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Monrovia |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Lesotho sits at about 30°S and is stretched to 1.32× 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 Lesotho bigger than Liberia?
- No. Lesotho is 3.67 times smaller than Liberia. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Lesotho fit into Liberia?
- About 3.7 times: Liberia has 3.67× the area of Lesotho.
- Why do Lesotho and Liberia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Lesotho is drawn about 1.32× 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, Lesotho or Liberia?
- Liberia: 5,731,206 people against 2,363,325. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Liberia 51 per km².