Colombia vs Nigeria
Colombia is 24% larger than Nigeria.
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1.24×
Colombia is 1.24× the area of Nigeria.
| Colombia | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Abuja |
| Region | South America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Colombia sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Colombia bigger than Nigeria?
- Yes. Colombia is 24% larger than Nigeria. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Nigeria fit into Colombia?
- About 1.2 times: Colombia has 1.24× the area of Nigeria.
- Why do Colombia and Nigeria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Colombia is drawn about 1.0× 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, Colombia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 53,425,635. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².