Liberia vs Tonga
Liberia is 149 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Liberia about 149 times.
LiberiaTongaLiberia moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
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Liberia is 149× the area of Tonga.
| Liberia | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 111,369 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 5,731,206 | 103,742 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Monrovia | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Western Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
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; Tonga at 20° S is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Tonga?
- Yes. Liberia is 149 times larger than Tonga. Liberia covers 111,369 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Liberia?
- About 149 times: Liberia has 149× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Liberia and Tonga 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 Tonga about 1.14×. 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 Tonga?
- Liberia: 5,731,206 people against 103,742. Density: Liberia 51 per km², Tonga 139 per km².