Liberia vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 3.51 times larger than Liberia. Liberia would fit into Zimbabwe about 3.5 times.
LiberiaZimbabweLiberia moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
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Liberia is 0.29× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 3.51× the size of Liberia.
| Liberia | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 111,369 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 5,731,206 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Monrovia | Harare |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- No. Liberia is 3.51 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Liberia covers 111,369 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 3.5 times: Zimbabwe has 3.51× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Liberia and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 5,731,206. Density: Liberia 51 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².