Togo is 1.19× the size of Lower Saxony
Togo (Africa) covers about 56,900 km² (22,000 mi²) and Lower Saxony (state of Germany) about 47,600 km² (18,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 56,900km²Togo
- 47,600km²Lower Saxony
100 km
- Togo
- Lower Saxony
What fits
- Lower Saxony is 84% of the size of Togo.
- Togo is larger by 9,270 km² (3,580 mi²), which is 19% of the area of Lower Saxony.
- Measured in Belgiums: Togo is about 1.85, Lower Saxony about 1.55.
How they differ
- Togo is larger, but Lower Saxony has the larger population: 7.9 million against 7.8 million, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 167 in Lower Saxony against 137 in Togo: Lower Saxony is 1.22× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,970 km apart.
- On a standard web map Lower Saxony looks larger than Togo: Togo at 9°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Lower Saxony at 53°N about 2.7×, so the map shows Lower Saxony as 2.24× the size of Togo, when Togo is 1.19× the size of Lower Saxony.
- Together Togo and Lower Saxony cover 104,000 km², close to the size of Iceland (102,000 km², 2.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 9,270 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Lower Saxony's density, Togo would have 9.5 million people (it has 7.8 million). At Togo's density, Lower Saxony would have 6.5 million (it has 7.9 million).
- Lower Saxony's centre is 44.2° of latitude, about 4,920 km, farther north than Togo's.
- Togo ranks 127th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Lower Saxony is the 2nd largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 13% of its area; it is the 12th most densely populated of them.
- Lower Saxony lies about 44° of latitude (roughly 4,920 km) north of Togo.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Togo would have about 7,290 m² and each person in Lower Saxony about 5,990 m².
- Laid side by side, Togo and Lower Saxony would cover 104,000 km², about the same size as Iceland.
- Together they have 15.7 million people, 1.04× as many people as Zimbabwe.
- Counted as a country, Lower Saxony would rank 132nd by area and 101st by population.
Side by side
| Togo | Lower Saxony | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 56,900 km²22,000 mi² | 47,600 km²18,400 mi² |
| Official area | 56,800 km²Wikidata | 47,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 126th of 239worldwide | 2nd of 16in Germany |
| Population | 7.8 millionWikidata, 2017 | 7.9 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 101st of 237worldwide | 4th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 137 per km² | 167 per km² |
| Capital | Lomé | Hanover |
| Latitude range | 6°N to 11°N | 51°N to 54°N |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 56,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 56,900 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 47,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 47,600 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12