Liberia vs Philippines
Philippines is 3.08 times larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into Philippines about 3.1 times.
LiberiaPhilippinesLiberia moved onto Philippines · Equal-area projection
0.32×
Liberia is 0.32× the area of Philippines. Put the other way, Philippines is 3.08× the size of Liberia.
| Liberia | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 111,369 km² | 343,448 km² |
| Population | 5,731,206 | 116,786,962 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 340 / km² |
| Capital | Monrovia | Manila |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
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; Philippines at 12° N is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- No. Liberia is 3.08 times smaller than Philippines. Liberia covers 111,369 km² and Philippines covers 343,448 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Philippines?
- About 3.1 times: Philippines has 3.08× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Liberia and Philippines 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 Philippines about 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- Philippines: 116,786,962 people against 5,731,206. Density: Liberia 51 per km², Philippines 340 per km².