Angola vs Nigeria
Angola is 35% larger than Nigeria.
AngolaNigeriaAngola moved onto Nigeria · Equal-area projection
1.35×
Angola is 1.35× the area of Nigeria.
| Angola | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,246,700 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 39,040,039 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Luanda | Abuja |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Angola sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Angola bigger than Nigeria?
- Yes. Angola is 35% larger than Nigeria. Angola covers 1,246,700 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Nigeria fit into Angola?
- About 1.3 times: Angola has 1.35× the area of Nigeria.
- Why do Angola and Nigeria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Angola is drawn about 1.05× 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, Angola or Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 39,040,039. Density: Angola 31 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².