Liberia vs Mozambique
Mozambique is 7.2 times larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into Mozambique about 7.2 times.
LiberiaMozambiqueLiberia moved onto Mozambique · Equal-area projection
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Liberia is 0.14× the area of Mozambique. Put the other way, Mozambique is 7.2× the size of Liberia.
| Liberia | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 111,369 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 5,731,206 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Monrovia | Maputo |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern 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; Mozambique at 17° S is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Mozambique?
- No. Liberia is 7.2 times smaller than Mozambique. Liberia covers 111,369 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Mozambique?
- About 7.2 times: Mozambique has 7.2× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Liberia and Mozambique 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 Mozambique about 1.1×. 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 Mozambique?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 5,731,206. Density: Liberia 51 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².