Nigeria is 1.10× the size of Namibia
Nigeria covers about 907,000 km² (350,000 mi²) and Namibia about 823,000 km² (318,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 907,000km²Nigeria
- 823,000km²Namibia
500 km
- Nigeria
- Namibia
What fits
- Namibia is 91% of the size of Nigeria.
- Nigeria is larger by 84,800 km² (32,700 mi²), which is 10% of the area of Namibia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nigeria is about 29.6, Namibia about 26.8.
How they differ
- Nigeria also has the larger population: 211.4 million against 2.5 million, 83.4× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 233 in Nigeria against 3.1 in Namibia: Nigeria is 75.6× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,660 km apart.
- On a standard web map Namibia looks larger than Nigeria: Nigeria at 10°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Namibia at 22°S about 1.2×, so the map shows Namibia as 1.03× the size of Nigeria, when Nigeria is 1.10× the size of Namibia.
- Together Nigeria and Namibia cover 1,730,000 km², close to the size of Libya (1,624,000 km², 6.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 84,800 km², is about the size of Austria (84,000 km²).
- At Namibia's density, Nigeria would have 2.8 million people (it has 211.4 million). At Nigeria's density, Namibia would have 191.7 million (it has 2.5 million).
- Nigeria's centre is 31.7° of latitude, about 3,520 km, farther north than Namibia's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Nigeria | 1.10× |
| More people | Nigeria | 83.4× |
| More crowded | Nigeria | 75.6× |
| Farther north | Nigeria | 31.7° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Namibia | 1.2× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Nigeria | Namibia |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 29.6× | 26.8× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 3.72× | 3.37× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 2.54× | 2.30× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 2.43× | 2.20× |
| France 548,000 km² | 1.66× | 1.50× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.29× | 0.26× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.11× | 0.10× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.10× | 0.09× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.05× | 0.05× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Nigeria | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 907,000 km²350,000 mi² | 823,000 km²318,000 mi² |
| Population | 211.4 millionWikidata, 2021 | 2.5 millionWikidata, 2017 |
| Density | 233 per km² | 3.1 per km² |
| Official area | 924,000 km²Wikidata | 826,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Abuja | Windhoek |
| Latitude range | 4°N to 14°N | 29°S to 17°S |
| Continent | Africa | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2017, covering each whole country. 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 826,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 823,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- 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
- 2026-11-11