Liberia vs Uganda
Uganda is 2.16 times larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into Uganda about 2.2 times.
LiberiaUgandaLiberia moved onto Uganda · Equal-area projection
0.46×
Liberia is 0.46× the area of Uganda. Put the other way, Uganda is 2.16× the size of Liberia.
| Liberia | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 111,369 km² | 241,038 km² |
| Population | 5,731,206 | 51,384,894 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 213 / km² |
| Capital | Monrovia | Kampala |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Uganda at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- No. Liberia is 2.16 times smaller than Uganda. Liberia covers 111,369 km² and Uganda covers 241,038 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Uganda?
- About 2.2 times: Uganda has 2.16× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Liberia and Uganda 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 Uganda about 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- Uganda: 51,384,894 people against 5,731,206. Density: Liberia 51 per km², Uganda 213 per km².