Kiribati vs Nigeria
Nigeria is 1,139 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Nigeria about 1139 times.
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Kiribati is 0.0× the area of Nigeria. Put the other way, Nigeria is 1,139× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Abuja |
| Region | Micronesia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Kiribati sits at about 1°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Kiribati bigger than Nigeria?
- No. Kiribati is 1,139 times smaller than Nigeria. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Nigeria?
- About 1139 times: Nigeria has 1,139× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Nigeria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kiribati is drawn about 1.0× 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, Kiribati or Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².