Afghanistan vs Nigeria
Nigeria is 42% larger than Afghanistan.
AfghanistanNigeriaAfghanistan moved onto Nigeria · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 0.71× the area of Nigeria. Put the other way, Nigeria is 1.42× the size of Afghanistan.
| Afghanistan | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Abuja |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Nigeria at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than Nigeria?
- No. Afghanistan is 29% smaller than Nigeria. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Afghanistan fit into Nigeria?
- About 1.4 times: Nigeria has 1.42× the area of Afghanistan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Nigeria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Nigeria about 1.03×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 43,844,111. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².