Croatia vs Nigeria
Nigeria is 16.3 times larger than Croatia. Croatia would fit into Nigeria about 16 times.
CroatiaNigeriaCroatia moved onto Nigeria · Equal-area projection
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Croatia is 0.06× the area of Nigeria. Put the other way, Nigeria is 16.3× the size of Croatia.
| Croatia | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 56,594 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 3,876,200 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 68 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Zagreb | Abuja |
| Region | Southern Europe | 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. Croatia sits at about 45°N and is stretched to 2.01× its true area; Nigeria at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. That difference is why Croatia looks so much bigger than it is next to Nigeria. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Croatia bigger than Nigeria?
- No. Croatia is 16.3 times smaller than Nigeria. Croatia covers 56,594 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Croatia fit into Nigeria?
- About 16 times: Nigeria has 16.3× the area of Croatia.
- Why do Croatia and Nigeria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Croatia is drawn about 2.01× its true area there and Nigeria about 1.03×. That is why Croatia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Nigeria. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Croatia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 3,876,200. Density: Croatia 68 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².