Mozambique vs Nigeria
Nigeria is 15% larger than Mozambique.
MozambiqueNigeriaMozambique moved onto Nigeria · Equal-area projection
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Mozambique is 0.87× the area of Nigeria. Put the other way, Nigeria is 1.15× the size of Mozambique.
| Mozambique | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 801,590 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 35,631,653 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Maputo | Abuja |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mozambique sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Mozambique bigger than Nigeria?
- No. Mozambique is 13% smaller than Nigeria. Mozambique covers 801,590 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Mozambique fit into Nigeria?
- About 1.2 times: Nigeria has 1.15× the area of Mozambique.
- Why do Mozambique and Nigeria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mozambique is drawn about 1.1× 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, Mozambique or Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 35,631,653. Density: Mozambique 44 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².