Nigeria vs Vanuatu
Nigeria is 75.8 times larger than Vanuatu. Vanuatu would fit into Nigeria about 76 times.
NigeriaVanuatuNigeria moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
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Nigeria is 75.8× the area of Vanuatu.
| Nigeria | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 923,768 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 237,527,782 | 335,169 |
| Density | 257 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Abuja | Port-Vila |
| Region | Western Africa | Melanesia |
| 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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Yes. Nigeria is 75.8 times larger than Vanuatu. Nigeria covers 923,768 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Vanuatu fit into Nigeria?
- About 76 times: Nigeria has 75.8× the area of Vanuatu.
- Why do Nigeria and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 335,169. Density: Nigeria 257 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².