Liberia vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 5.27 times larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into Madagascar about 5.3 times.
LiberiaMadagascarLiberia moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Liberia is 0.19× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 5.27× the size of Liberia.
| Liberia | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 111,369 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 5,731,206 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Monrovia | Antananarivo |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
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; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- No. Liberia is 5.27 times smaller than Madagascar. Liberia covers 111,369 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Madagascar?
- About 5.3 times: Madagascar has 5.27× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Liberia and Madagascar 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 Madagascar about 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 5,731,206. Density: Liberia 51 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².