Country size comparison

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Algeria is about 2.6 times bigger than Nigeria.

Nigeria is approximately 923,768 sq km, while Algeria is approximately 2,381,740 sq km, making Algeria 158% larger than Nigeria. Meanwhile, the population of Nigeria is ~225.1 million people (180.9 million fewer people live in Algeria).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Nigeria vs. Algeria uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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