DR Congo vs Nigeria
DR Congo is 2.54 times larger than Nigeria. Nigeria would fit into DR Congo about 2.5 times.
DR CongoNigeriaDR Congo moved onto Nigeria · Equal-area projection
2.54×
DR Congo is 2.54× the area of Nigeria.
| DR Congo | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,344,858 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 112,832,473 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 48 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Kinshasa | Abuja |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 9 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. DR Congo sits at about 3°S 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 DR Congo bigger than Nigeria?
- Yes. DR Congo is 2.54 times larger than Nigeria. DR Congo covers 2,344,858 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Nigeria fit into DR Congo?
- About 2.5 times: DR Congo has 2.54× the area of Nigeria.
- Why do DR Congo and Nigeria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. DR Congo 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, DR Congo or Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 112,832,473. Density: DR Congo 48 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².