Liberia vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 20.2 times larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into Saudi Arabia about 20 times.
LiberiaSaudi ArabiaLiberia moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
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Liberia is 0.05× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 20.2× the size of Liberia.
| Liberia | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 111,369 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 5,731,206 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Monrovia | Riyadh |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- No. Liberia is 20.2 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Liberia covers 111,369 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 20 times: Saudi Arabia has 20.2× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Liberia and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 5,731,206. Density: Liberia 51 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².