Liberia vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 8.51 times larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into Tanzania about 8.5 times.
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Liberia is 0.12× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 8.51× the size of Liberia.
| Liberia | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 111,369 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 5,731,206 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Monrovia | Dodoma |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 8 |
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; Tanzania at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Tanzania?
- No. Liberia is 8.51 times smaller than Tanzania. Liberia covers 111,369 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Tanzania?
- About 8.5 times: Tanzania has 8.51× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Liberia and Tanzania 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 Tanzania about 1.01×. 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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 5,731,206. Density: Liberia 51 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².