Germany is 3.75× the size of Liberia

Germany covers about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²) and Liberia about 95,300 km² (36,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

358,000km²Germany
95,300km²Liberia

200 km

Germany
Liberia

What fits

Liberia fits inside Germany about 3.75 times by area.
Germany is larger by 262,000 km² (101,000 mi²), which is 275% of the area of Liberia.
Measured in Belgiums: Germany is about 11.7, Liberia about 3.11.

How they differ

Germany also has the larger population: 83.5 million against 5.2 million, 16.0× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 233 in Germany against 55 in Liberia: Germany is 4.27× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 5,280 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Germany at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Liberia at 6°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Germany as 9.38× the size of Liberia instead of 3.75×.
Together Germany and Liberia cover 453,000 km², close to the size of Yemen (453,000 km², 0.0% bigger).
The gap between them, 262,000 km², is about the size of Gabon (260,000 km²).
At Liberia's density, Germany would have 19.6 million people (it has 83.5 million). At Germany's density, Liberia would have 22.2 million (it has 5.2 million).
Germany's centre is 44.6° of latitude, about 4,960 km, farther north than Liberia's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Germany	3.75×
More people	Germany	16.0×
More crowded	Germany	4.27×
Farther north	Germany	44.6° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Germany	2.5× against 1.0×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Germany	Liberia
Belgium 30,700 km²	11.7×	3.11×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	1.47×	0.39×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.96×	0.26×
France 548,000 km²	0.65×	0.17×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.11×	0.03×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.04×	0.01×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.04×	0.01×
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.02×	0.01×

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Germany	Liberia
Area, main territory	358,000 km²138,000 mi²	95,300 km²36,800 mi²
Population	83.5 millionWikidata, 2025	5.2 millionWikidata, 2021
Density	233 per km²	55 per km²
Official area	358,000 km²Wikidata	111,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	Berlin	Monrovia
Latitude range	47°N to 55°N	4°N to 9°N
Continent	Europe	Africa

Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2021, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 358,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 358,000 km², to within 2%.
Our measured 95,300 km² is 14% below Wikidata's official figure of 111,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.

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Sources and method

Outlines: Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
Drawing: Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
Data built: 2026-11-11

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