Liberia vs Nepal
Nepal is 32% larger than Liberia.
LiberiaNepalLiberia moved onto Nepal · Equal-area projection
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Liberia is 0.76× the area of Nepal. Put the other way, Nepal is 1.32× the size of Liberia.
| Liberia | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 111,369 km² | 147,181 km² |
| Population | 5,731,206 | 29,618,118 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 201 / km² |
| Capital | Monrovia | Kathmandu |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
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; Nepal at 28° N is stretched to 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- No. Liberia is 24% smaller than Nepal. Liberia covers 111,369 km² and Nepal covers 147,181 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Nepal?
- About 1.3 times: Nepal has 1.32× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Liberia and Nepal 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 Nepal about 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- Nepal: 29,618,118 people against 5,731,206. Density: Liberia 51 per km², Nepal 201 per km².