France vs Nigeria
Nigeria is 43% larger than France.
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0.7×
France is 0.7× the area of Nigeria. Put the other way, Nigeria is 1.43× the size of France.
| France | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 643,801 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 68,720,337 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 107 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Paris | Abuja |
| Region | Western Europe | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 10 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. France sits at about 43°N and is stretched to 1.87× its true area; Nigeria at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. That difference is why France 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 France bigger than Nigeria?
- No. France is 30% smaller than Nigeria. France covers 643,801 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does France fit into Nigeria?
- About 1.4 times: Nigeria has 1.43× the area of France.
- Why do France and Nigeria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. France is drawn about 1.87× its true area there and Nigeria about 1.03×. That is why France 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, France or Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 68,720,337. Density: France 107 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².