Liberia vs Yemen
Yemen is 4.09 times larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into Yemen about 4.1 times.
LiberiaYemenLiberia moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
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Liberia is 0.24× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 4.09× the size of Liberia.
| Liberia | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 111,369 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 5,731,206 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Monrovia | Sana'a |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| 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; Yemen at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- No. Liberia is 4.09 times smaller than Yemen. Liberia covers 111,369 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Yemen?
- About 4.1 times: Yemen has 4.09× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Liberia and Yemen 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 Yemen about 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 5,731,206. Density: Liberia 51 per km², Yemen 92 per km².