Israel vs Nigeria
Nigeria is 44.5 times larger than Israel. Israel would fit into Nigeria about 44 times.
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Israel is 0.02× the area of Nigeria. Put the other way, Nigeria is 44.5× the size of Israel.
| Israel | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 20,770 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 10,122,800 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 487 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Jerusalem | Abuja |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Israel sits at about 31°N and is stretched to 1.37× 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 Israel bigger than Nigeria?
- No. Israel is 44.5 times smaller than Nigeria. Israel covers 20,770 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Israel fit into Nigeria?
- About 44 times: Nigeria has 44.5× the area of Israel.
- Why do Israel and Nigeria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Israel is drawn about 1.37× 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, Israel or Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 10,122,800. Density: Israel 487 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².