Liberia vs Tunisia
Tunisia is 47% larger than Liberia.
LiberiaTunisiaLiberia moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
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Liberia is 0.68× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 1.47× the size of Liberia.
| Liberia | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 111,369 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 5,731,206 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Monrovia | Tunis |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- No. Liberia is 32% smaller than Tunisia. Liberia covers 111,369 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Tunisia?
- About 1.5 times: Tunisia has 1.47× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Liberia and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 5,731,206. Density: Liberia 51 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².