Nigeria vs Venezuela
Nigeria and Venezuela are almost exactly the same size.
NigeriaVenezuelaNigeria moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
1.01×
Nigeria is 1.01× the area of Venezuela.
| Nigeria | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 923,768 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 237,527,782 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 257 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Abuja | Caracas |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| 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; Venezuela at 7° 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 Venezuela?
- Yes. Nigeria and Venezuela are almost exactly the same size. Nigeria covers 923,768 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Venezuela fit into Nigeria?
- About 1.0 times: Nigeria has 1.01× the area of Venezuela.
- Why do Nigeria and Venezuela 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 Venezuela 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 Venezuela?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 28,516,896. Density: Nigeria 257 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².