Nigeria vs Tajikistan
Nigeria is 6.46 times larger than Tajikistan. Tajikistan would fit into Nigeria about 6.5 times.
NigeriaTajikistanNigeria moved onto Tajikistan · Equal-area projection
6.46×
Nigeria is 6.46× the area of Tajikistan.
| Nigeria | Tajikistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 923,768 km² | 143,100 km² |
| Population | 237,527,782 | 10,786,734 |
| Density | 257 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Abuja | Dushanbe |
| Region | Western Africa | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 4 |
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; Tajikistan at 39° N is stretched to 1.63×. That difference is why Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan?
- Yes. Nigeria is 6.46 times larger than Tajikistan. Nigeria covers 923,768 km² and Tajikistan covers 143,100 km².
- How many times does Tajikistan fit into Nigeria?
- About 6.5 times: Nigeria has 6.46× the area of Tajikistan.
- Why do Nigeria and Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan about 1.63×. That is why Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 10,786,734. Density: Nigeria 257 per km², Tajikistan 75 per km².