Nigeria vs Sudan
Sudan is 2.04 times larger than Nigeria. Nigeria would fit into Sudan about 2.0 times.
NigeriaSudanNigeria moved onto Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Nigeria is 0.49× the area of Sudan. Put the other way, Sudan is 2.04× the size of Nigeria.
| Nigeria | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 923,768 km² | 1,886,068 km² |
| Population | 237,527,782 | 51,662,147 |
| Density | 257 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Abuja | Khartoum |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 7 |
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; Sudan at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Nigeria is 2.04 times smaller than Sudan. Nigeria covers 923,768 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
- How many times does Nigeria fit into Sudan?
- About 2.0 times: Sudan has 2.04× the area of Nigeria.
- Why do Nigeria and Sudan 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 Sudan about 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 51,662,147. Density: Nigeria 257 per km², Sudan 27 per km².