Nigeria and Mato Grosso are almost exactly the same size
Nigeria (Africa) covers about 907,000 km² (350,000 mi²) and Mato Grosso (state of Brazil) about 903,000 km² (349,000 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 907,000km²Nigeria
- 903,000km²Mato Grosso
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- Nigeria
- Mato Grosso
What fits
- Mato Grosso is 100% of the size of Nigeria.
- The measured areas differ by 4,300 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nigeria is about 29.6, Mato Grosso about 29.4.
How they differ
- Nigeria also has the larger population: 211.4 million against 3.7 million, 57.8× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 233 in Nigeria against 4.1 in Mato Grosso: Nigeria is 57.5× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,500 km apart.
- On a standard web map Mato Grosso looks larger than Nigeria: Nigeria at 10°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Mato Grosso at 13°S about 1.1×, so the map shows Mato Grosso as 1.02× the size of Nigeria, when Nigeria is 1.00× the size of Mato Grosso.
- Together Nigeria and Mato Grosso cover 1,811,000 km², close to the size of Sudan (1,856,000 km², 2.5% bigger).
- At Mato Grosso's density, Nigeria would have 3.7 million people (it has 211.4 million). At Nigeria's density, Mato Grosso would have 210.4 million (it has 3.7 million).
- Nigeria's centre is 22.5° of latitude, about 2,510 km, farther north than Mato Grosso's.
- Nigeria ranks 34th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Mato Grosso is the 3rd largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 11% of its area; it is the 25th most densely populated of them.
- Nigeria lies about 23° of latitude (roughly 2,510 km) north of Mato Grosso, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Nigeria would have about 4,290 m² and each person in Mato Grosso about 246,870 m².
- Laid side by side, Nigeria and Mato Grosso would cover 1,811,000 km², about the same size as Sudan.
- Together they have 215.1 million people, about as many people as Brazil.
- Counted as a country, Mato Grosso would rank 34th by area and 133rd by population.
Side by side
| Nigeria | Mato Grosso | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | StateBrazil |
| Area, measured | 907,000 km²350,000 mi² | 903,000 km²349,000 mi² |
| Official area | 924,000 km²Wikidata | 903,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 33rd of 239worldwide | 3rd of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 211.4 millionWikidata, 2021 | 3.7 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 7th of 237worldwide | 16th of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 233 per km² | 4.1 per km² |
| Capital | Abuja | Cuiabá |
| Latitude range | 4°N to 14°N | 18°S to 7°S |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 924,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 907,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 903,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 903,000 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