Nigeria vs Palestine
Nigeria is 112 times larger than Palestine. Palestine would fit into Nigeria about 112 times.
NigeriaPalestineNigeria moved onto Palestine · Equal-area projection
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Nigeria is 112× the area of Palestine.
| Nigeria | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 923,768 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 237,527,782 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 257 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Abuja | East Jerusalem |
| Region | Western Africa | Western 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; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Yes. Nigeria is 112 times larger than Palestine. Nigeria covers 923,768 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Palestine fit into Nigeria?
- About 112 times: Nigeria has 112× the area of Palestine.
- Why do Nigeria and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 5,413,596. Density: Nigeria 257 per km², Palestine 659 per km².