Country size comparison

compared to

Liberia is about 1.3 times smaller than Illinois.

Illinois is approximately 143,961 sq km, while Liberia is approximately 111,369 sq km, making Liberia 77.36% the size of Illinois. Meanwhile, the population of Illinois is ~12.8 million people (7.5 million fewer people live in Liberia).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Illinois vs. Liberia uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
Share

Compare further: Liberia vs. Illinois

Flip Comparison · See true size
See Liberia on top of Illinois
→
Quality of Life Comparison · 4 statistics
Make 44.2 times more money in Illinois
→
Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Illinois is 4.6 times more expensive than Liberia overall
→
Moving from Liberia to Illinois · Cost, visas & climate
Compare cost of living, salary and climate.
→
Our free app, MapSize by MyLifeElsewhere — compare any two places, to scale on your mobile device.
Download on the App Store GET IT ON Google Play