South Australia is 1.08× the size of Nigeria
South Australia (state of Australia) covers about 984,000 km² (380,000 mi²) and Nigeria (Africa) about 907,000 km² (350,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 984,000km²South Australia
- 907,000km²Nigeria
200 km
- South Australia
- Nigeria
What fits
- Nigeria is 92% of the size of South Australia.
- South Australia is larger by 76,400 km² (29,500 mi²), which is 8.4% of the area of Nigeria.
- Measured in Belgiums: South Australia is about 32.1, Nigeria about 29.6.
How they differ
- South Australia is larger, but Nigeria has the larger population: 211.4 million against 1.9 million, 112× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 233 in Nigeria against 1.9 in South Australia: Nigeria is 121× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 14,100 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: South Australia at 30°S is drawn about 1.3× too large and Nigeria at 10°N about 1.0×, so the map shows South Australia as 1.41× the size of Nigeria instead of 1.08×.
- Together South Australia and Nigeria cover 1,891,000 km², close to the size of Indonesia (1,880,000 km², 0.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 76,400 km², is about the size of Serbia (77,600 km²).
- At Nigeria's density, South Australia would have 229.2 million people (it has 1.9 million). At South Australia's density, Nigeria would have 1.7 million (it has 211.4 million).
- Nigeria's centre is 39.7° of latitude, about 4,410 km, farther north than South Australia's.
- South Australia is the 4th largest of the 8 states and territories of Australia and covers 13% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Nigeria ranks 34th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Nigeria lies about 40° of latitude (roughly 4,410 km) north of South Australia, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in South Australia would have about 520,100 m² and each person in Nigeria about 4,290 m².
- Laid side by side, South Australia and Nigeria would cover 1,891,000 km², about the same size as Indonesia.
- Together they have 213.3 million people, about as many people as Brazil.
- Counted as a country, South Australia would rank 31st by area and 149th by population.
Side by side
| South Australia | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateAustralia | CountryAfrica |
| Area, measured | 984,000 km²380,000 mi² | 907,000 km²350,000 mi² |
| Official area | 984,000 km²Wikidata | 924,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 4th of 8in Australia | 33rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 1.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 211.4 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 5th of 8in Australia | 7th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 1.9 per km² | 233 per km² |
| Capital | Adelaide | Abuja |
| Latitude range | 38°S to 26°S | 4°N to 14°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 984,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 984,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 924,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 907,000 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