Liberia vs Libya
Libya is 15.8 times larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into Libya about 16 times.
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Liberia is 0.06× the area of Libya. Put the other way, Libya is 15.8× the size of Liberia.
| Liberia | Libya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 111,369 km² | 1,759,541 km² |
| Population | 5,731,206 | 7,458,555 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 4.2 / km² |
| Capital | Monrovia | Tripoli |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Liberia sits at about 6°N and is stretched to 1.01× its true area; Libya at 27° N is stretched to 1.26×. 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 Liberia bigger than Libya?
- No. Liberia is 15.8 times smaller than Libya. Liberia covers 111,369 km² and Libya covers 1,759,541 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Libya?
- About 16 times: Libya has 15.8× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Liberia and Libya look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Liberia is drawn about 1.01× its true area there and Libya about 1.26×. 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, Liberia or Libya?
- Libya: 7,458,555 people against 5,731,206. Density: Liberia 51 per km², Libya 4.2 per km².