Nigeria is 1.82× the size of Spain
Nigeria covers about 907,000 km² (350,000 mi²) and Spain about 499,000 km² (193,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 907,000km²Nigeria
- 499,000km²Spain
200 km
- Nigeria
- Spain
Outlines show main territory. Spain also has about 7,440 km² of overseas territory. These are not drawn, and not counted in the comparison.
What fits
- Spain is 55% of the size of Nigeria.
- Nigeria is larger by 408,000 km² (158,000 mi²), which is 82% of the area of Spain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nigeria is about 29.6, Spain about 16.3.
How they differ
- Nigeria also has the larger population: 211.4 million against 48.6 million, 4.35× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 233 in Nigeria against 96 in Spain: Nigeria is 2.43× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,610 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Nigeria at 10°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Spain at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Nigeria as 1.09× the size of Spain instead of 1.82×.
- Together Nigeria and Spain cover 1,407,000 km², close to the size of Peru (1,290,000 km², 8.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 408,000 km², is about the size of Paraguay (400,000 km²).
- At Spain's density, Nigeria would have 87.0 million people (it has 211.4 million). At Nigeria's density, Spain would have 118.1 million (it has 48.6 million).
- Spain's centre is 30.8° of latitude, about 3,420 km, farther north than Nigeria's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Nigeria | 1.82× |
| More people | Nigeria | 4.35× |
| More crowded | Nigeria | 2.43× |
| Farther north | Spain | 30.8° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Spain | 1.7× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Nigeria | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 29.6× | 16.3× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 3.72× | 2.05× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 2.54× | 1.40× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 2.43× | 1.34× |
| France 548,000 km² | 1.66× | 0.91× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.29× | 0.16× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.11× | 0.06× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.10× | 0.05× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.05× | 0.03× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Nigeria | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 907,000 km²350,000 mi² | 499,000 km²193,000 mi² |
| Area with overseas territory | 907,000 km² | 507,000 km² |
| Population | 211.4 millionWikidata, 2021 | 48.6 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Density | 233 per km² | 96 per km² |
| Official area | 924,000 km²Wikidata | 506,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Abuja | Madrid |
| Latitude range | 4°N to 14°N | 35°N to 44°N |
| Continent | Africa | Europe |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2024, 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 506,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 507,000 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