Liberia vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 4.16 times larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into Papua New Guinea about 4.2 times.
LiberiaPapua New GuineaLiberia moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Liberia is 0.24× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 4.16× the size of Liberia.
| Liberia | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 111,369 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 5,731,206 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Monrovia | Port Moresby |
| Region | Western Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
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; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- No. Liberia is 4.16 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Liberia covers 111,369 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 4.2 times: Papua New Guinea has 4.16× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Liberia and Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 5,731,206. Density: Liberia 51 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².