Nigeria vs Timor-Leste
Nigeria is 61.9 times larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Nigeria about 62 times.
NigeriaTimor-LesteNigeria moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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Nigeria is 61.9× the area of Timor-Leste.
| Nigeria | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 923,768 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 237,527,782 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 257 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Abuja | Dili |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 1 |
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; Timor-Leste at 9° S is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Timor-Leste?
- Yes. Nigeria is 61.9 times larger than Timor-Leste. Nigeria covers 923,768 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Nigeria?
- About 62 times: Nigeria has 61.9× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do Nigeria and Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste about 1.02×. 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 Timor-Leste?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 1,418,517. Density: Nigeria 257 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².