Liberia vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 9.25 times larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into Mauritania about 9.3 times.
LiberiaMauritaniaLiberia moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Liberia is 0.11× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 9.25× the size of Liberia.
| Liberia | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 111,369 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 5,731,206 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Monrovia | Nouakchott |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
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; Mauritania at 20° N is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Mauritania?
- No. Liberia is 9.25 times smaller than Mauritania. Liberia covers 111,369 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Mauritania?
- About 9.3 times: Mauritania has 9.25× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Liberia and Mauritania 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 Mauritania about 1.14×. 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 Mauritania?
- Liberia: 5,731,206 people against 5,315,065. Density: Liberia 51 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².