Liberia vs Timor-Leste
Liberia is 7.46 times larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Liberia about 7.5 times.
LiberiaTimor-LesteLiberia moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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Liberia is 7.46× the area of Timor-Leste.
| Liberia | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 111,369 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 5,731,206 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Monrovia | Dili |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
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; Timor-Leste at 9° S is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Timor-Leste?
- Yes. Liberia is 7.46 times larger than Timor-Leste. Liberia covers 111,369 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Liberia?
- About 7.5 times: Liberia has 7.46× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do Liberia and Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste about 1.02×. 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 Timor-Leste?
- Liberia: 5,731,206 people against 1,418,517. Density: Liberia 51 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².