Mexico vs Nigeria
Mexico is 2.14 times larger than Nigeria. Nigeria would fit into Mexico about 2.1 times.
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2.14×
Mexico is 2.14× the area of Nigeria.
| Mexico | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,972,550 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 131,946,900 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Mexico City | Abuja |
| Region | Central America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mexico sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.2× 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 Mexico bigger than Nigeria?
- Yes. Mexico is 2.14 times larger than Nigeria. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Nigeria fit into Mexico?
- About 2.1 times: Mexico has 2.14× the area of Nigeria.
- Why do Mexico and Nigeria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mexico is drawn about 1.2× 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, Mexico or Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 131,946,900. Density: Mexico 67 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².