Nigeria vs Qatar
Nigeria is 80.8 times larger than Qatar. Qatar would fit into Nigeria about 81 times.
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Nigeria is 80.8× the area of Qatar.
| Nigeria | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 923,768 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 237,527,782 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 257 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Abuja | Doha |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 1 |
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; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Yes. Nigeria is 80.8 times larger than Qatar. Nigeria covers 923,768 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into Nigeria?
- About 81 times: Nigeria has 80.8× the area of Qatar.
- Why do Nigeria and Qatar 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 Qatar about 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 2,972,215. Density: Nigeria 257 per km², Qatar 260 per km².