Nigeria vs Samoa
Nigeria is 325 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Nigeria about 325 times.
NigeriaSamoaNigeria moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
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Nigeria is 325× the area of Samoa.
| Nigeria | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 923,768 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 237,527,782 | 219,306 |
| Density | 257 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Abuja | Apia |
| Region | Western Africa | Polynesia |
| 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; Samoa at 14° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Samoa?
- Yes. Nigeria is 325 times larger than Samoa. Nigeria covers 923,768 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Nigeria?
- About 325 times: Nigeria has 325× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Nigeria and Samoa 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 Samoa about 1.06×. 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 Samoa?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 219,306. Density: Nigeria 257 per km², Samoa 77 per km².