Nigeria vs Somalia
Nigeria is 45% larger than Somalia.
NigeriaSomaliaNigeria moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Nigeria is 1.45× the area of Somalia.
| Nigeria | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 923,768 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 237,527,782 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 257 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Abuja | Mogadishu |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
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; Somalia at 5° N 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 Somalia?
- Yes. Nigeria is 45% larger than Somalia. Nigeria covers 923,768 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Somalia fit into Nigeria?
- About 1.4 times: Nigeria has 1.45× the area of Somalia.
- Why do Nigeria and Somalia 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 Somalia 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 Somalia?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 19,654,739. Density: Nigeria 257 per km², Somalia 31 per km².