Africa · True size
🇳🇬 Nigeria
2.3×
Nigeria is drawn 2.3× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
911,510 km²
On the old map
2.3×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#141
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.68%
On the old map
Nigeria looks about the same size as Zimbabwe on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Nigeria at the size the old map gives it, next to Zimbabwe's true size. Nigeria's real area is 911,510 km² — Zimbabwe is 390,208 km².
By area
Nigeria is big enough to fit Pakistan inside it, by area — 873,784 km² combined.
Nigeria would fit inside Venezuela, Tanzania and Egypt, by area.
How many fit?
The United Kingdom fits inside Nigeria 3.8 times. United Arab Emirates fits inside Nigeria 13 times.
Why the old map gets it wrong
The old map stretches land more the further it is from the equator — twice the area at 45°, four times at 60°. Nigeria's middle sits at 10°N, where the stretch is about 1.0×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Nigeria's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.