Namibia vs Nigeria
Nigeria is 12% larger than Namibia.
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Namibia is 0.89× the area of Nigeria. Put the other way, Nigeria is 1.12× the size of Namibia.
| Namibia | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 825,615 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 3,092,816 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 3.7 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Windhoek | Abuja |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 4 |
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; 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 Namibia bigger than Nigeria?
- No. Namibia is 11% smaller than Nigeria. Namibia covers 825,615 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Namibia fit into Nigeria?
- About 1.1 times: Nigeria has 1.12× the area of Namibia.
- Why do Namibia and Nigeria 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 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, Namibia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 3,092,816. Density: Namibia 3.7 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².