Country size comparison

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Iran is about 1.8 times bigger than Nigeria.

Nigeria is approximately 923,768 sq km, while Iran is approximately 1,648,195 sq km, making Iran 78% larger than Nigeria. Meanwhile, the population of Nigeria is ~225.1 million people (138.3 million fewer people live in Iran).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Nigeria vs. Iran uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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