Morocco vs Nigeria
Nigeria is 2.07 times larger than Morocco. Morocco would fit into Nigeria about 2.1 times.
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0.48×
Morocco is 0.48× the area of Nigeria. Put the other way, Nigeria is 2.07× the size of Morocco.
| Morocco | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 446,550 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 38,430,770 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 86 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Rabat | Abuja |
| Region | Northern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Morocco sits at about 30°N and is stretched to 1.33× 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 Morocco bigger than Nigeria?
- No. Morocco is 2.07 times smaller than Nigeria. Morocco covers 446,550 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Morocco fit into Nigeria?
- About 2.1 times: Nigeria has 2.07× the area of Morocco.
- Why do Morocco and Nigeria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Morocco is drawn about 1.33× 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, Morocco or Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 38,430,770. Density: Morocco 86 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².