Egypt vs Nigeria
Egypt is 9% larger than Nigeria.
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1.09×
Egypt is 1.09× the area of Nigeria.
| Egypt | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Abuja |
| Region | Northern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 4 |
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; 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 Egypt bigger than Nigeria?
- Yes. Egypt is 9% larger than Nigeria. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Nigeria fit into Egypt?
- About 1.1 times: Egypt has 1.09× the area of Nigeria.
- Why do Egypt and Nigeria 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 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, Egypt or Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 118,365,995. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².