Country size comparison

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Niger is about 2.3 times bigger than France.

France is approximately 551,500 sq km, while Niger is approximately 1,267,000 sq km, making Niger 130% larger than France. Meanwhile, the population of France is ~68.3 million people (43.8 million fewer people live in Niger).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of France vs. Niger uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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