Africa · Western Africa
Nigeria
Nigeria covers about 907,000 km² (350,000 mi²), the 34th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Venezuela, at about 913,000 km².
- 907,000km²Area, main territory
- 211.4 millionPopulation
- 29.6In Belgiums
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- Nigeria
Facts
| Area, main territory | 907,000 km²350,000 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 924,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 29.6 |
| Capital | Abuja |
| Population | 211.4 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 233 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 4°N to 14°N |
| In other languages | Nigéria Português · ナイジェリア 日本語 · 尼日利亚 中文 · 나이지리아 한국어 |
| Continent | Africa#14 of 54 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Nigeria
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 18.7× the size of Nigeria.
- Nigeria ranks 7th of 237 by population but only 33rd of 239 by area: it holds more people than its size suggests.
- At 233 people per km², Nigeria is the 32nd most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- Nigeria lies at 10°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.0×.
- Laid out flat, Nigeria's main territory stretches about 1,070 km north to south and 1,310 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 924,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 907,000 km², to within 2%.
How Nigeria measures up
Nigeria holds 3.0% of the land area and 15% of the people of the 54 countries listed for Africa. In Western Africa it is the 4th largest of 16.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 907,000 km² | 33rd of 239 |
| Population | 211.4 million | 7th of 237 |
| Density | 233 per km² | 32nd of 185 |
| Farthest north | 9.6°N | 143rd of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Nigeria is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 29.6× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 3.72× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 2.54× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 2.43× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 1.66× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.29× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.11× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.10× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.05× its size |
Where Nigeria sits
- Nigeria's centre lies at 9.6°N, 8.1°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,070 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 4°N to 14°N, about 1,070 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Nigeria had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Nigeria would have 1.14 billion people. It has 211.4 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Nigeria would have 3.4 million people. It has 211.4 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 65.7 million.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2021; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11