Nigeria vs Rwanda
Nigeria is 35.1 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Nigeria about 35 times.
NigeriaRwandaNigeria moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
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Nigeria is 35.1× the area of Rwanda.
| Nigeria | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 923,768 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 237,527,782 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 257 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Abuja | Kigali |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 4 |
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; Rwanda at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Yes. Nigeria is 35.1 times larger than Rwanda. Nigeria covers 923,768 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Nigeria?
- About 35 times: Nigeria has 35.1× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Nigeria and Rwanda 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 Rwanda about 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 14,569,341. Density: Nigeria 257 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².