Brazil vs Nigeria
Brazil is 9.22 times larger than Nigeria. Nigeria would fit into Brazil about 9.2 times.
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9.22×
Brazil is 9.22× the area of Nigeria.
| Brazil | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 8,515,767 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 212,812,405 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 25 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Brasilia | Abuja |
| Region | South America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 10 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Brazil sits at about 11°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Brazil bigger than Nigeria?
- Yes. Brazil is 9.22 times larger than Nigeria. Brazil covers 8,515,767 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Nigeria fit into Brazil?
- About 9.2 times: Brazil has 9.22× the area of Nigeria.
- Why do Brazil and Nigeria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Brazil is drawn about 1.04× 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, Brazil or Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 212,812,405. Density: Brazil 25 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².