Flags of Liberia and the United States compared
The flags of Liberia and the United States share a striking visual structure: a striped field and a blue canton containing stars.
Liberia
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United States
US| Feature | Liberia | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Colours | blue, red, and white | blue, red, and white Same |
| Layout | Horizontal bands | Horizontal bands Same |
| Number of bands | 11 | 13 Different |
| Band order | red, white, red, white, red, white, red, white, red, white, and red | red, white, red, white, red, white, red, white, red, white, red, white, and red Different |
| Symbols | Star (1, canton) | Star (50, canton) Different |
| Proportion | Information unavailable | 10:19 Sources |
| Adopted | 1847 Sources | Information unavailable |
Similarities
Both designs combine red and white stripes with a blue canton and stars.
Differences
The United States flag has thirteen stripes and a field of stars in its canton. Liberia’s flag has eleven stripes and one white star. The similar elements are arranged in notably different ways.