Equatorial Guinea vs Nigeria
Nigeria is 32.9 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Nigeria about 33 times.
Equatorial GuineaNigeriaEquatorial Guinea moved onto Nigeria · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.03× the area of Nigeria. Put the other way, Nigeria is 32.9× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Abuja |
| Region | Middle Africa | 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. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°N 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 Equatorial Guinea bigger than Nigeria?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 32.9 times smaller than Nigeria. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Nigeria?
- About 33 times: Nigeria has 32.9× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea 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, Equatorial Guinea or Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².