Liberia vs South Africa
South Africa is 11.0 times larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into South Africa about 11 times.
LiberiaSouth AfricaLiberia moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Liberia is 0.09× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 11.0× the size of Liberia.
| Liberia | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 111,369 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 5,731,206 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Monrovia | Pretoria |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 6 |
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; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- No. Liberia is 11.0 times smaller than South Africa. Liberia covers 111,369 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into South Africa?
- About 11 times: South Africa has 11.0× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Liberia and South Africa 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 South Africa about 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 5,731,206. Density: Liberia 51 per km², South Africa 53 per km².