Nigeria vs Taiwan
Nigeria is 25.5 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Nigeria about 26 times.
NigeriaTaiwanNigeria moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
25.5×
Nigeria is 25.5× the area of Taiwan.
| Nigeria | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 923,768 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 237,527,782 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 257 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Abuja | Taipei |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Asia |
| 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; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Yes. Nigeria is 25.5 times larger than Taiwan. Nigeria covers 923,768 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Nigeria?
- About 26 times: Nigeria has 25.5× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Nigeria and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 23,262,544. Density: Nigeria 257 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².