Nigeria vs Serbia
Nigeria is 10.4 times larger than Serbia. Serbia would fit into Nigeria about 10 times.
NigeriaSerbiaNigeria moved onto Serbia · Equal-area projection
10.4×
Nigeria is 10.4× the area of Serbia.
| Nigeria | Serbia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 923,768 km² | 88,499 km² |
| Population | 237,527,782 | 6,549,143 |
| Density | 257 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Abuja | Belgrade |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 8 |
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; Serbia at 44° N is stretched to 1.95×. That difference is why Serbia looks so much bigger than it is next to Nigeria. 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 Serbia?
- Yes. Nigeria is 10.4 times larger than Serbia. Nigeria covers 923,768 km² and Serbia covers 88,499 km².
- How many times does Serbia fit into Nigeria?
- About 10 times: Nigeria has 10.4× the area of Serbia.
- Why do Nigeria and Serbia 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 Serbia about 1.95×. That is why Serbia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Nigeria. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Nigeria or Serbia?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 6,549,143. Density: Nigeria 257 per km², Serbia 74 per km².