Liberia vs Nigeria
Nigeria is 8.29 times larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into Nigeria about 8.3 times.
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Liberia is 0.12× the area of Nigeria. Put the other way, Nigeria is 8.29× the size of Liberia.
| Liberia | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 111,369 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 5,731,206 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Monrovia | Abuja |
| 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; Nigeria at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- No. Liberia is 8.29 times smaller than Nigeria. Liberia covers 111,369 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Nigeria?
- About 8.3 times: Nigeria has 8.29× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Liberia and Nigeria 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 Nigeria about 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 5,731,206. Density: Liberia 51 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².