Nigeria vs Seychelles
Nigeria is 2,013 times larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into Nigeria about 2013 times.
NigeriaSeychellesNigeria moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
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Nigeria is 2,013× the area of Seychelles.
| Nigeria | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 923,768 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 237,527,782 | 122,730 |
| Density | 257 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Abuja | Victoria |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Seychelles at 5° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Seychelles?
- Yes. Nigeria is 2,013 times larger than Seychelles. Nigeria covers 923,768 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Nigeria?
- About 2013 times: Nigeria has 2,013× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Nigeria and Seychelles 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 Seychelles about 1.01×. 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 Seychelles?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 122,730. Density: Nigeria 257 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².