Liberia vs Malaysia
Malaysia is 2.97 times larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into Malaysia about 3.0 times.
LiberiaMalaysiaLiberia moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
0.34×
Liberia is 0.34× the area of Malaysia. Put the other way, Malaysia is 2.97× the size of Liberia.
| Liberia | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 111,369 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 5,731,206 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Monrovia | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
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; Malaysia at 4° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Malaysia?
- No. Liberia is 2.97 times smaller than Malaysia. Liberia covers 111,369 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Malaysia?
- About 3.0 times: Malaysia has 2.97× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Liberia and Malaysia 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 Malaysia about 1.0×. 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 Malaysia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 5,731,206. Density: Liberia 51 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².