Liberia vs Mexico
Mexico is 17.7 times larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into Mexico about 18 times.
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Liberia is 0.06× the area of Mexico. Put the other way, Mexico is 17.7× the size of Liberia.
| Liberia | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 111,369 km² | 1,972,550 km² |
| Population | 5,731,206 | 131,946,900 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 67 / km² |
| Capital | Monrovia | Mexico City |
| Region | Western Africa | Central America |
| 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; Mexico at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- No. Liberia is 17.7 times smaller than Mexico. Liberia covers 111,369 km² and Mexico covers 1,972,550 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Mexico?
- About 18 times: Mexico has 17.7× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Liberia and Mexico 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 Mexico about 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 5,731,206. Density: Liberia 51 per km², Mexico 67 per km².