Liberia vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 58% larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into Uruguay about 1.6 times.
LiberiaUruguayLiberia moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
0.63×
Liberia is 0.63× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 1.58× the size of Liberia.
| Liberia | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 111,369 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 5,731,206 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Monrovia | Montevideo |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| 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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- No. Liberia is 37% smaller than Uruguay. Liberia covers 111,369 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Uruguay?
- About 1.6 times: Uruguay has 1.58× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Liberia and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Liberia: 5,731,206 people against 3,384,688. Density: Liberia 51 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².