Guatemala vs Nigeria
Nigeria is 8.48 times larger than Guatemala. Guatemala would fit into Nigeria about 8.5 times.
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Guatemala is 0.12× the area of Nigeria. Put the other way, Nigeria is 8.48× the size of Guatemala.
| Guatemala | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 108,889 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 18,687,881 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 172 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Guatemala City | Abuja |
| Region | Central America | 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. Guatemala sits at about 16°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 Guatemala bigger than Nigeria?
- No. Guatemala is 8.48 times smaller than Nigeria. Guatemala covers 108,889 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Guatemala fit into Nigeria?
- About 8.5 times: Nigeria has 8.48× the area of Guatemala.
- Why do Guatemala and Nigeria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guatemala 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, Guatemala or Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 18,687,881. Density: Guatemala 172 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².