Nigeria is 1.04× the size of Pakistan
Nigeria covers about 907,000 km² (350,000 mi²) and Pakistan about 873,000 km² (337,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 907,000km²Nigeria
- 873,000km²Pakistan
500 km
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
What fits
- Pakistan is 96% of the size of Nigeria.
- Nigeria is larger by 34,600 km² (13,300 mi²), which is 4.0% of the area of Pakistan.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nigeria is about 29.6, Pakistan about 28.5.
How they differ
- Nigeria is larger, but Pakistan has the larger population: 223.8 million against 211.4 million, 1.06× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 256 in Pakistan against 233 in Nigeria: Pakistan is 1.10× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,700 km apart.
- On a standard web map Pakistan looks larger than Nigeria: Nigeria at 10°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Pakistan at 30°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Pakistan as 1.24× the size of Nigeria, when Nigeria is 1.04× the size of Pakistan.
- Together Nigeria and Pakistan cover 1,780,000 km², close to the size of Sudan (1,856,000 km², 4.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 34,600 km², is about the size of Moldova (33,200 km²).
- At Pakistan's density, Nigeria would have 232.6 million people (it has 211.4 million). At Nigeria's density, Pakistan would have 203.3 million (it has 223.8 million).
- Pakistan's centre is 20.3° of latitude, about 2,260 km, farther north than Nigeria's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Nigeria | 1.04× |
| More people | Pakistan | 1.06× |
| More crowded | Pakistan | 1.10× |
| Farther north | Pakistan | 20.3° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Pakistan | 1.3× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Nigeria | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 29.6× | 28.5× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 3.72× | 3.58× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 2.54× | 2.44× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 2.43× | 2.34× |
| France 548,000 km² | 1.66× | 1.59× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.29× | 0.28× |
| 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 | Pakistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 907,000 km²350,000 mi² | 873,000 km²337,000 mi² |
| Population | 211.4 millionWikidata, 2021 | 223.8 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 233 per km² | 256 per km² |
| Official area | 924,000 km²Wikidata | 882,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Abuja | Islamabad |
| Latitude range | 4°N to 14°N | 24°N to 37°N |
| Continent | Africa | Asia |
Population: Wikidata 2021, 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 882,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 873,000 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