Ecuador vs Nigeria
Nigeria is 3.59 times larger than Ecuador. Ecuador would fit into Nigeria about 3.6 times.
EcuadorNigeriaEcuador moved onto Nigeria · Equal-area projection
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Ecuador is 0.28× the area of Nigeria. Put the other way, Nigeria is 3.59× the size of Ecuador.
| Ecuador | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 257,204 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 18,289,896 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Quito | Abuja |
| Region | South America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ecuador sits at about 1°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 Ecuador bigger than Nigeria?
- No. Ecuador is 3.59 times smaller than Nigeria. Ecuador covers 257,204 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Ecuador fit into Nigeria?
- About 3.6 times: Nigeria has 3.59× the area of Ecuador.
- Why do Ecuador and Nigeria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ecuador 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, Ecuador or Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 18,289,896. Density: Ecuador 71 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².