Nigeria vs Palau
Nigeria is 1,982 times larger than Palau. Palau would fit into Nigeria about 1982 times.
NigeriaPalauNigeria moved onto Palau · Equal-area projection
1,982×
Nigeria is 1,982× the area of Palau.
| Nigeria | Palau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 923,768 km² | 466 km² |
| Population | 237,527,782 | 17,663 |
| Density | 257 / km² | 38 / km² |
| Capital | Abuja | Koror |
| Region | Western Africa | Micronesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
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; Palau at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Nigeria bigger than Palau?
- Yes. Nigeria is 1,982 times larger than Palau. Nigeria covers 923,768 km² and Palau covers 466 km².
- How many times does Palau fit into Nigeria?
- About 1982 times: Nigeria has 1,982× the area of Palau.
- Why do Nigeria and Palau 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 Palau about 1.02×. 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, Nigeria or Palau?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 17,663. Density: Nigeria 257 per km², Palau 38 per km².