Nigeria vs North Korea
Nigeria is 7.66 times larger than North Korea. North Korea would fit into Nigeria about 7.7 times.
NigeriaNorth KoreaNigeria moved onto North Korea · Equal-area projection
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Nigeria is 7.66× the area of North Korea.
| Nigeria | North Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 923,768 km² | 120,540 km² |
| Population | 237,527,782 | 26,571,036 |
| Density | 257 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Abuja | Pyongyang |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Nigeria sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× its true area; North Korea at 40° N is stretched to 1.71×. That difference is why North Korea looks so much bigger than it is next to Nigeria. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Nigeria bigger than North Korea?
- Yes. Nigeria is 7.66 times larger than North Korea. Nigeria covers 923,768 km² and North Korea covers 120,540 km².
- How many times does North Korea fit into Nigeria?
- About 7.7 times: Nigeria has 7.66× the area of North Korea.
- Why do Nigeria and North Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Nigeria is drawn about 1.03× its true area there and North Korea about 1.71×. That is why North Korea looks so much bigger than it really is next to Nigeria. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Nigeria or North Korea?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 26,571,036. Density: Nigeria 257 per km², North Korea 220 per km².