Liberia vs Syria
Syria is 66% larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into Syria about 1.7 times.
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Liberia is 0.6× the area of Syria. Put the other way, Syria is 1.66× the size of Liberia.
| Liberia | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 111,369 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 5,731,206 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Monrovia | Damascus |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 5 |
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; Syria at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- No. Liberia is 40% smaller than Syria. Liberia covers 111,369 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Syria?
- About 1.7 times: Syria has 1.66× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Liberia and Syria 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 Syria about 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 5,731,206. Density: Liberia 51 per km², Syria 138 per km².