Nigeria vs Togo
Nigeria is 16.3 times larger than Togo. Togo would fit into Nigeria about 16 times.
NigeriaTogoNigeria moved onto Togo · Equal-area projection
16.3×
Nigeria is 16.3× the area of Togo.
| Nigeria | Togo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 923,768 km² | 56,785 km² |
| Population | 237,527,782 | 8,591,626 |
| Density | 257 / km² | 151 / km² |
| Capital | Abuja | Lome |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
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; Togo at 9° N 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 Togo?
- Yes. Nigeria is 16.3 times larger than Togo. Nigeria covers 923,768 km² and Togo covers 56,785 km².
- How many times does Togo fit into Nigeria?
- About 16 times: Nigeria has 16.3× the area of Togo.
- Why do Nigeria and Togo 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 Togo 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 Togo?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 8,591,626. Density: Nigeria 257 per km², Togo 151 per km².