Estonia vs Nigeria
Nigeria is 20.4 times larger than Estonia. Estonia would fit into Nigeria about 20 times.
EstoniaNigeriaEstonia moved onto Nigeria · Equal-area projection
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Estonia is 0.05× the area of Nigeria. Put the other way, Nigeria is 20.4× the size of Estonia.
| Estonia | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 45,335 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 1,366,475 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 30 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Tallinn | Abuja |
| Region | Northern Europe | 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. Estonia sits at about 59°N and is stretched to 3.7× its true area; Nigeria at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. That difference is why Estonia looks so much bigger than it is next to Nigeria. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Estonia bigger than Nigeria?
- No. Estonia is 20.4 times smaller than Nigeria. Estonia covers 45,335 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Estonia fit into Nigeria?
- About 20 times: Nigeria has 20.4× the area of Estonia.
- Why do Estonia and Nigeria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Estonia is drawn about 3.7× its true area there and Nigeria about 1.03×. That is why Estonia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Nigeria. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Estonia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 1,366,475. Density: Estonia 30 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².