Which has higher surface area, Liberia or Malawi?

Malawi, at 118,484 sq. km against 111,370 sq. km in Liberia as of 2024.

What is the difference in surface area between Liberia and Malawi?

7,114 sq. km, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Malawi?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Liberia vs Malawi: Surface area (sq. km)

Liberia

111,370 sq. km

in 2024

Malawi

118,484 sq. km

in 2024

Liberia rank

104th

Malawi rank

101st

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Liberia
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 118,484 sq. km against 111,370 sq. km in Liberia, a difference of 7,114 sq. km.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Liberia ranks 104th and Malawi ranks 101st of 216 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1960s	111,370 sq. km	118,480 sq. km	7,110 sq. km	Malawi
1970s	111,370 sq. km	118,480 sq. km	7,110 sq. km	Malawi
1980s	111,370 sq. km	118,480 sq. km	7,110 sq. km	Malawi
1990s	111,370 sq. km	118,480 sq. km	7,110 sq. km	Malawi
2000s	111,370 sq. km	118,480 sq. km	7,110 sq. km	Malawi
2010s	111,370 sq. km	118,480 sq. km	7,110 sq. km	Malawi
2020s	111,370 sq. km	118,482 sq. km	7,112 sq. km	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Liberia or Malawi?: Malawi, at 118,484 sq. km against 111,370 sq. km in Liberia as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Liberia and Malawi?: 7,114 sq. km, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Malawi?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Liberia and Malawi rank globally for surface area?: Liberia ranks 104th and Malawi ranks 101st of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 16,669 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.