Real size
How big is Liberia really?
95,600 km²
36,900 sq mi · 60th smallest of the 167 here · about the size of South Korea
Normal web maps show it about the right size
Liberia covers 95,600 km² (36,900 sq mi), about the size of South Korea. It sits close to the equator, where normal web maps barely stretch land, so they show it at about its real size, and make countries farther from the equator look bigger than it.
Measured from our map outlines, so official figures can differ by a few percent. Ranks count the 167 countries and territories on these pages: those over 5,000 km², not counting disputed territories.
- Real area
- 95,600 km²
- Size rank
- 108th of 167
- On a normal web map
- About right
- Latitude
- 7°N
Countries about the same size
- South KoreaAbout the same size
- HungaryAbout the same size
- PortugalLiberia is 1.1 times the size of Portugal
- IcelandIceland is 1.1 times the size of Liberia
- JordanLiberia is 1.1 times the size of Jordan
Liberia through history
Borders here have moved many times. Step through our maps, from 2000 BCE to today, to see who ruled this land before, and how big their realms really were.
Open the history map →Browse the eras →
Common questions
- How big is Liberia?
- Liberia covers about 95,600 km² (36,900 sq mi). It is the 60th smallest of the 167 countries and territories on these pages (those over 5,000 km²).
- Do maps show Liberia at the right size?
- Yes. Liberia lies so close to the equator that a normal web map barely stretches it, while countries far to the north or south are drawn several times too big.
- Is Liberia bigger than Hungary?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.
- Is Liberia bigger than South Korea?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.