Liberia vs Sudan
Sudan is 16.9 times larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into Sudan about 17 times.
LiberiaSudanLiberia moved onto Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Liberia is 0.06× the area of Sudan. Put the other way, Sudan is 16.9× the size of Liberia.
| Liberia | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 111,369 km² | 1,886,068 km² |
| Population | 5,731,206 | 51,662,147 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Monrovia | Khartoum |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Africa |
| 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; Sudan at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Liberia is 16.9 times smaller than Sudan. Liberia covers 111,369 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Sudan?
- About 17 times: Sudan has 16.9× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Liberia and Sudan 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 Sudan about 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- Sudan: 51,662,147 people against 5,731,206. Density: Liberia 51 per km², Sudan 27 per km².