Eritrea vs Nigeria
Nigeria is 7.86 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Nigeria about 7.9 times.
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Eritrea is 0.13× the area of Nigeria. Put the other way, Nigeria is 7.86× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Abuja |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eritrea sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Eritrea bigger than Nigeria?
- No. Eritrea is 7.86 times smaller than Nigeria. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Nigeria?
- About 7.9 times: Nigeria has 7.86× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Nigeria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea is drawn about 1.08× 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, Eritrea or Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².