Nigeria vs Switzerland
Nigeria is 22.4 times larger than Switzerland. Switzerland would fit into Nigeria about 22 times.
NigeriaSwitzerlandNigeria moved onto Switzerland · Equal-area projection
22.4×
Nigeria is 22.4× the area of Switzerland.
| Nigeria | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 923,768 km² | 41,291 km² |
| Population | 237,527,782 | 9,092,436 |
| Density | 257 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Abuja | Bern |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 5 |
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; Switzerland at 47° N is stretched to 2.13×. That difference is why Switzerland 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 Switzerland?
- Yes. Nigeria is 22.4 times larger than Switzerland. Nigeria covers 923,768 km² and Switzerland covers 41,291 km².
- How many times does Switzerland fit into Nigeria?
- About 22 times: Nigeria has 22.4× the area of Switzerland.
- Why do Nigeria and Switzerland 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 Switzerland about 2.13×. That is why Switzerland 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 Switzerland?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 9,092,436. Density: Nigeria 257 per km², Switzerland 220 per km².