Egypt vs Niger
Niger is 25% larger than Egypt.
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Egypt is 0.8× the area of Niger. Put the other way, Niger is 1.25× the size of Egypt.
| Egypt | Niger | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 1,267,000 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 27,917,831 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 22 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Niamey |
| Region | Northern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× its true area; Niger at 17° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Egypt bigger than Niger?
- No. Egypt is 20% smaller than Niger. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Niger covers 1,267,000 km².
- How many times does Egypt fit into Niger?
- About 1.3 times: Niger has 1.25× the area of Egypt.
- Why do Egypt and Niger look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× its true area there and Niger about 1.1×. 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, Egypt or Niger?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 27,917,831. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Niger 22 per km².