Country size comparison

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Libya is about 1.9 times bigger than Nigeria.

Nigeria is approximately 923,768 sq km, while Libya is approximately 1,759,540 sq km, making Libya 90% larger than Nigeria. Meanwhile, the population of Nigeria is ~225.1 million people (217.9 million fewer people live in Libya).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Nigeria vs. Libya uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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