Namibia vs Niger
Niger is 53% larger than Namibia. Namibia would fit into Niger about 1.5 times.
NamibiaNigerNamibia moved onto Niger · Equal-area projection
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Namibia is 0.65× the area of Niger. Put the other way, Niger is 1.53× the size of Namibia.
| Namibia | Niger | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 825,615 km² | 1,267,000 km² |
| Population | 3,092,816 | 27,917,831 |
| Density | 3.7 / km² | 22 / km² |
| Capital | Windhoek | Niamey |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Namibia sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.16× its true area; Niger at 17° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Namibia bigger than Niger?
- No. Namibia is 35% smaller than Niger. Namibia covers 825,615 km² and Niger covers 1,267,000 km².
- How many times does Namibia fit into Niger?
- About 1.5 times: Niger has 1.53× the area of Namibia.
- Why do Namibia and Niger look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Namibia is drawn about 1.16× its true area there and Niger about 1.1×. 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, Namibia or Niger?
- Niger: 27,917,831 people against 3,092,816. Density: Namibia 3.7 per km², Niger 22 per km².