Africa · True size
🇱🇷 Liberia
2.4×
Liberia is drawn 2.4× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
95,649 km²
On the old map
2.4×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#159
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.07%
On the old map
Liberia looks about the same size as Bhutan on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Liberia at the size the old map gives it, next to Bhutan's true size. Liberia's real area is 95,649 km² — Bhutan is 39,870 km².
By area
Liberia would fit inside the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Philippines, by area.
How many fit?
The Netherlands fits inside Liberia 2.6 times. Israel fits inside Liberia 4.3 times.
Why the old map gets it wrong
The old map stretches land more the further it is from the equator — twice the area at 45°, four times at 60°. Liberia's middle sits at 6°N, where the stretch is about 1.0×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Liberia's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.